Sep 17, 2015 - Sale 2391

Sale 2391 - Lot 242

Price Realized: $ 16,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
(MORMONS.) Group of 4 obsolete banknotes issued by the Kirtland Safety Society Bank. Engraved banknotes, each 3 x 6 3/4 inches, with signature of Sidney Rigdon and possibly secretarial signature of Joseph Smith Jr.; minimal wear except as noted. (MRS) Kirtland, OH, January-March 1837

Additional Details

$3.00 note, #368 issued to H. Smith, light folds, 9 January 1837 $5.00 note, #52, 10 February 1837 $10.00 note, #646, 8 March 1837 $100.00 note (the highest denomination issued), #22 issued to H. Smith, small burn mark and repair in upper left corner, date and serial number strengthened in pencil, 10 February 1837. Provenance: Siegel's Manuscript Society sale, 28 May 1994, lot 3192, to the consignor.