419

DE. American Foreign Securities Co. 1916 Specimen Gold Coupon Bond Pair

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Certificates Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:160.00 - 280.00 USD
DE. American Foreign Securities Co. 1916 Specimen Gold Coupon Bond Pair
PLEASE CONTACT US TO REGISTER FOR LIVE BIDDING OR ABSENTEE BIDDING AT:

PH: 1-201-944-4800
FAX: 1-201-839-3336
Web: www.archivesinternational.com
Email: info@archivesinternational.com

Snail Mail: Archives International Auctions
1060 Main Street, Suite 202, River Edge, NJ 07661

The auction will take place on July 23rd and 24th, 2025 at AIA's office located at 1060 Main St., Suite #202, River Edge, NJ 07661 beginning at 11:00 AM
Delaware, 1916. Lot of 2 Specimen Bonds from the American Foreign Securities Co., both are Specimen 5% Collateral Gold Coupon Bonds: $100 in brown; and $1000 in orange. Both have a pair of allegorical women at top center, Specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF-XF condition, ABNC. (2). Clarence Dillon was a director of American Foreign Securities Corporation, which he had set up in 1915 to finance the French Government's purchases of munitions in the United States during WWI. In July, 1916 the French secured loans of $100,000,000 through the company to help fund their war effort against Germany.