The American Bond Detector and Complete History of All the United States Government Securities. Hardbound book from 1869, containing 22 engraved plates of designs or details of designs of all bonds issued under the Acts of Congress from July 17, 1861 to March 3, 1868, "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" with eight plates of embossed illustrations of world coins, front cover detached, some waterstaining and light edgewear, the plates are overall very fresh, a very unusual and scarce book, the plates were printed at the Treasury Department from the original dies in possession of the U.S. government and the book was published by The American Bond and Currency Detector Co. in 1869, most we have been able to locate are in similar condition to the example offered here

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