Rare Books
The American bond detector : and complete history of the United States government securities ; issued under the sanction of the United States Treasury Department, and containing superb illustrations, in genuine tints ; printed at the Treasury Department, from the original dies in the possession of the government ; of all the bonds issued under the acts of Congress from July 17, 1861, to March 3, 1868, together with a full description of all genuine plates, and complete rules for the detection of counterfeits ; also, valuable plates of existing coins, and important statistical tables
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