1866 Heath’s Infallible Counterfeit Detector, Lincoln Vignette — SOLD Chicago2025

A Full Page Plate Proof, India on thin card, of Plate No. 3 from Heath’s Greatly Improved and Enlarged Infallible Government Counterfeit Detector At Sight (1866) with American Bank Note Company Vignettes and Currency Counters. ABNC Imprint.

As with other engravings in the Heath’s book, a “pie cut” defacement was added to each design as an anti-counterfeiting measure. Ever-so-slight areas of toning are exaggerated by scanning. Very fresh appearance, overall XF+ condition.