Кто о чём... Вот как бы в продолжение истории. Обнаружилась-таки в Штатах впервые за 150 лет единственная Консоль из этого выпуска. Правда, 50-долларовая, но всё же...
В начале августа её выставили на аукционе Херитейдж с соответствующим описанием:
Museum Quality 1877 4% $50 Consols Bond
United States 1877 4% Loan of 1907 $50 Consols Bond Hessler X166A.
A very elusive registered bond which is the first time to our knowledge, an example of the issue is appearing at public auction. These consolidated bonds were first authorized by the Act of 14 July 1870 and issued in the first fiscal quarter of 1878. $1,000,000,000 was the amount authorized to be sold. Interestingly, according to Hessler the Four Percent Consols were offered to the public a bit prior to the Refunding Certificates of 1879 and were selling well above par causing long lines in many cities in the east to purchase the Refunding Certificates since the Consols were outperforming other loans. This gorgeous surviving example depicts a portrait of William H. Seward engraved by Charles Schlecht at left and an engraving of the U.S. Treasury Building at center. An example has been observed at the Bureau of the Public Debt. It is a delightful piece with very bold blue anti-counterfeiting swaths on the back. Restorations have been noticed, but are well executed and on a rarity such as this easily overlooked. The grade of Very Fine 30 as awarded by PCGS seems right on the money. Hessler's R7 rating (4-12 survivors) must be seriously questioned as this may possibly be the only $50 example available in private hands. As is so often the case with rare fiscal documents such as this, our estimate may well prove conservative when the final hammer falls this evening.
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Из этого описания можно смело сделать вывод,что все мои предыдущие изыскания по 100-долларовой Консоли оказались верными на 100%! Пустячок, как говорится, но всё равно приятно. Ну и уход ея – $28,200.00.
