Fractional Currency Plate Proofs - BEP Issues - Overview - 188-page B&W Book

Code # 10-bw-FC

Book Title: Exploring the Certified Currency Plate Proofs: Fractional Currency Overview - 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th BEP Issues - 1863-1876

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Length: 188 pages [B&W pages]

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Book Type: Black & White Edition, Softcover, white paper with matte finish (see below)

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(Covers is in color, interior pages are in B&W)

Description:

"Exploring The Certified Currency Plate Proofs" is a reference work indexing the Fractional Currency issues produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing between Oct. 10, 1863 and Feb 15, 1876. This volume is an overview of the second, third, fourth and fifth issues of Fractional Currency. A larger collection is in the planning stages.

In 1863, Secretary Salmon Portland Chase asked for a new type of fractional currency that was more difficult to counterfeit than the original postage currency issues. The new fractional currency notes differed from the earlier 1862 postage currency issues. They were very colorful with additional printing on the reverse. They incorporated several new measures to discourage counterfeiting. These included overprints, experimental paper, silk fibers, addition of surcharges, blue end paper, and watermarking.

The series will provide a visual tour through the certified plate proofs created by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and held in the National Numismatic Collection at the National Museum of American History. The Book series is intended for educational use only and to assist future researchers.

This listing is for the soft cover edition, not the hardcover edition. The hardcover edition is available but not yet listed on eBay.

This listing is for black and white on white pages with a matte finish. It is not for the black-and-white on cream-colored pages or for the standard color or premium color editions that are not yet available here on eBay.

There are a total of eight different versions released, each with different features and price points. I hope to bring more of them, especially color, here to sell on eBay in the very near future!

They are:

1          [Premium Color Edition, Hardcover, glossy pages] 2          [Premium Color Edition, Softcover, glossy pages] 3          [Standard Color Edition, Hardcover, glossy pages] 4          [Standard Color Edition, Softcover, matte pages] 5          [Black & White Edition, Hardcover, cream paper, glossy pages] 6          [Black & White Edition, Softcover, cream paper, glossy pages] 7          [Black & White Edition, Hardcover, white paper, matte pages] 8          [Black & White Edition, Softcover, white paper, matte pages]