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Auction Name Summer US Obsolete Banknotes Currency Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 286,561.20
Auction Date August 04, 2024 - August 04, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 227,872.00
Sale Number #62351 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 341,808.00
Total Lots 588
Sold Lots 574.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 234,312.00
% of Lots Sold 97.62% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 351,468.00
Unsold Lots 14 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 81.53%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
95269

St. Peter, MN- Nicollet County Bank $5 Jan. 1, 1859 MN-165 G8a Hewitt B760-D5 PMG Very Fine 20

1859 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 6,600.00
95385

Raleigh, NC- Bank of the State of North Carolina (Branch Issue) $2 18__ NC-60 UNL W-UNL Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

18__ USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,401.20
95125

South Bend, IN- Bank of South Bend $5-$5-$10-$10 Mar. 1, 1854 G2-G4-G6-G8 Wolka 2275-01 - 2275-03 - 2275-05 - 2275-07 (2018) Uncut Proof Sheet PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1854 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 4,500.00
95272

Grenada, MS- Grenada Savings Institution 62-1/2C/ 183_ Kraus 20582r Remainder PMG Very Fine 20.

183_ USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 4,080.00
95353

New York, NY- Bank of the Metropolis $1000 April 1, 1851 NY-1770 G18 SENC Proof PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ.

1851 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,840.00
95359

New York, NY- Saint Nicholas Bank of New York 18__ Specimen/Proof Check Counterfoil Included PMG Choice About Unc 58 EPQ.

18__ USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,840.00
95410

Catasauqua, PA- Bank of Catasauqua $100 18__ PA-55 G18a SENC Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

18__ USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 3,600.00
95493

Austin, TX- Republic of Texas $100 May 29, 1839 Cr. A8, Medlar 28, Olson 769 PCGS Banknote About Uncirculated 50, Crosscut Cancelled.

1839 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 3,120.00
95168

Bowling Green, KY- Peoples Bank of Kentucky $5 18__ KY-25 G38a W-KY-100-005-G100a Hughes 77 Face Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ, with $5 Back Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

18__ USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 2,520.00
95548

Lynchburg, VA- Merchants Bank of Virginia $7 Oct. 6, 1860 G6 Jones-Littlefield BL40-30 PMG Choice Fine 15.

1860 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,280.00
95023

Falls Village, CT- Iron Bank $5-$5-$5-$10 18__ as G8-as G10-G12c-G14c Uncut Sheet PMG Choice About Unc 58 EPQ.

18__ USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,860.00
95033

Wilmington, DE- Bank of Delaware $100 18__ DE-70 G164 W-DE-220-100-G380 Proof PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ.

18__ USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 1,800.00
95246

Ann Arbor, MI- Government Stock Bank $1-$1-$1-$2 July 1, 1851 G2-G2-G2-G8 Lee 4-5-6-15 Uncut Sheet Very Fine.

1851 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,800.00
95251

Marshall, MI- Calhoun County Bank $100 Nov. 1, 1837 MI-255 G16 Lee MAS 1-10 PMG Very Fine 20.

1837 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,800.00
95318

Unknown Location, MO- John Patterson, Sutler-Col. White's Regiment $1 1862 Keller MO-SA100 PMG Very Fine 25.

1862 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,800.00
95494

Austin, TX- Republic of Texas $100 Apr. 23(?), 1839 Cr. A8 Medlar 28 PMG Very Fine 30.

1839 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,740.00
95032

Millsborough, DE- Gardiner H. Wright & Co. at Delaware Furnace Store $1 Jan. 16, 1834 Remainder PMG Very Fine 20.

1834 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,680.00
95237

Lowell, MA-- Wamesit Bank $20 18__ MA-770 G12 W-MA-2070-020-G060 Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ

18__ USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,680.00
95300

Lexington, MO- Farmers Bank of Missouri $10 18__ G46b Proof PMG Choice About Unc 58.

18__ USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,680.00
95356

New York, NY- Nassau Bank $100 18__ NY-1780 G16 Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

18__ USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,680.00
95480

Austin, TX- Republic of Texas $3 July 1, 1841 Cr. A3 Medlar 23 PMG Very Fine 25.

1841 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,680.00
95483

Austin, TX- Republic of Texas $20 Jan. 25, 1840 Cr. A6 Medlar 26 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

1840 USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 1,680.00
95484

Austin, TX- Republic of Texas $20 Jan. 25, 1840 Cr. A6 Medlar 26 Olsen 763 PMG Choice About Uncirculated 58 EPQ.

1840 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,680.00
95345

Leonardsville, NY-- Leonardsville Bank $3 18__ NY-1210 UNL Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

18__ USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,620.00
95463

Nashville, TN- Planters Bank of Tennessee $100 18__ TN-185 G42 S-C N-B.Pla-100-7Pf Garland 1004 Face Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ with Back Proof TN-185 UNL PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

18__ USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 1,560.00
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.