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FR. 1864 ENGRAVING "AUCTION SALE OF A $5. GOLD PIECE AT DANVILLE, N.C.". 10X10". A FANTASTICLY DETAILED ENGRAVING TAKEN FROM FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER. A LARGE CROWD HAS GATHERED TO BID ON GOLD WITH CONFEDERATE MONEY NEAR THE END OF THE WAR. "THE MONEY CRISIS IN THE SOUTH" WAS SKETCHED BY A UNION PRISONER. THE END OF THE STORY REVEALS THAT THE $5. GOLD PIECE SOLD FOR $150. CONFEDERATE. A GREAT PART OF EARLY AMERICAN AUCTION HISTORY AND THE CIVIL WAR.Created By
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