{"product_id":"funny-money-curious-old-hand-drawn-folk-art-dollar-2-graphite-on-wove-c-late-19th-century","title":"Funny Money, Curious Old Hand-drawn Folk Art Treasury Note, Graphite, c. Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis and a second example by the same unknown maker listed today. So fun, and if the subject of the portrait on the other looks a bit buffoon-ish, this one looks thoughtful and kind. Lots packed in here--detail photos give a good sense, including of several rubbings of coins, including a half dime, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminted from 1792 to 1873.) I'm going to take this one as having a worth of $9900 as that appears pretty much everywhere!.\u003c\/span\u003e I know from the seller that this, and a second listed today, were pulled out of an old estate in Louisville, Kentucky. They both seems to draw reference\/inspiration from numerous currency sources, later 19th century treasury notes among them it seems.\u003cspan\u003e I know hand-drawn fantasy money was a thing (and may yet be again!) but this\/these are really the first examples I've come across and I think they're quite fantastic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 5\/8\" x 3\". Good condition, with small losses to a few corners and scattered minor surface wear and light creases (mostly from the coin rubbings I thing.) Reads strong and pretty crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48056445698302,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_0816copy.png?v=1775955012","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/funny-money-curious-old-hand-drawn-folk-art-dollar-2-graphite-on-wove-c-late-19th-century","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}