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Cyrus Durand Archive Book Unique Vignette Plate #80 From the "52" Collection.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - World Currency Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:650.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Cyrus Durand Archive Book Unique Vignette Plate #80 From the  52  Collection.
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ND (ca.1820-40's), 10x10 inch unique artistic vignette sheet in red and black with banknote sized undertint with numeral counters and protectors on top of it as well as cycloidal lathe engraved counters in rectangular, circular and odd intricate shapes with intricate engraving, This page was Page 80 of 96 different pages saved in Durand's personal engraving book. All are cut down proofs on india mounted to card by Durand. Durand was responsible for the direction that security printing and engraving took in the United States and was the holder of many patents that allowed the engraver to practice his art at a new level that made it more difficult to counterfeit banknotes. (ex The 52 Collection, Part 1, 06-29-10).