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The E-Sylum: Volume 22, Number 19, May 12, 2019, Article 7

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE ON OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY

Newman Numismatic Portal Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following note on Florence Nightingale on obsolete paper money. Thanks. -Editor

Western Bank of Missouri $2 (1861)
Western Bank of Missouri $2 (1861)

May 12 is International Nurses Day and marks the 199th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing and today acknowledged for elevating the occupation to a professional level. British by birth, she rose to prominence through her medical service during the Crimean War (1853-1856). Among her greatest contributions was the use of statistical methods as a tool to manage public health. It is no surprise that Nightingale has been the subject of engravers ever since, such as this $2 Western Bank of Missouri note from the Eric P. Newman collection.

Winona (MN) County Bank $1 (1858)
Winona (MN) County Bank $1 (1858)

A second example comes from Minnesota, a Winona County Bank $1 from 1858. A final example reminds us of the ever present paper money counterfeiters, this an 1859 $20 counterfeit note from the Farmers Bank of Missouri. The last was acquired by Newman from D.C. Wismer, the dealer who tipped off Newman to the existence of Missouri paper money in the Col. Green estate – Newman followed up with Chase Bank (the estate administrator) in New York, and the rest is history. The particular note sold for only $132, a lot of provenance for a little currency.

Farmers Bank of (Liberty) Missouri $20 (1859), counterfeit
Farmer Bank of (Liberty) Missouri $20 (1859)

Images:
Western Bank of Missouri $2 (1861), from Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015, realized $6,462.50).

Winona (MN) County Bank $1 (1858), from Newman VII (Heritage Auctions, 10/2015, realized $2,115).

Farmers Bank of (Liberty) Missouri $20 (1859), counterfeit, from Newman VIII (Heritage Auctions, 11/2017, realized $132).

Heritage Auctions on NNP:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctioncompanydetail/8



Wayne Homren, Editor

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