1-Dollar, Unadopted face design for issue of 1862, no imprint (Hessler p. 44, this piece illustrated), in incomplete black uniface essay of the "Landing of Columbus", india paper mounted on card, taken from John Vanderlyn's painting under the dome of the U.S. Capitol and part of a program to improve the designs of U.S. Currency abandoned due to the Civil War, occasional light staining but generally fresh and attractive, very rare | Christie's

Lot 126

126

LEGAL TENDER NOTES

1-Dollar, Unadopted face design for issue of 1862, no imprint (Hessler p. 44, this piece illustrated), in incomplete black uniface essay of the "Landing of Columbus", india paper mounted on card, taken from John Vanderlyn's painting under the dome of the U.S. Capitol and part of a program to improve the designs of U.S. Currency abandoned due to the Civil War, occasional light staining but generally fresh and attractive, very rare

Details

1-Dollar, Unadopted face design for issue of 1862, no imprint (Hessler p. 44, this piece illustrated), in incomplete black uniface essay of the "Landing of Columbus", india paper mounted on card, taken from John Vanderlyn's painting under the dome of the U.S. Capitol and part of a program to improve the designs of U.S. Currency abandoned due to the Civil War, occasional light staining but generally fresh and attractive, very rare

Provenance

Thomas S. Morris Collection, Donlon Auction, 11/15/74
Ezra Cole Collection, Bowers & Merena, 1/23-25/86

Further details

James Duthie, the first engraver to be employed at the National Currency Bureau, etched this subject. Lorenzo Hatch is the probable engraver.