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X 1 17—Blank Affidavit. :hBLa.nUgMeB EPRlOa. cIen ca.,t LBawro Badlawn/kt ,P Nuebwli .ni Tn the matter oi an appraisal for: HENRY H. CLIFFORD, Los Angeles, California Of NEW YORK County of.Nassau. .Jahn..J*._Pbrd,..Jr*. .being duly sworn, says that I am an appraiser of coins, ingots, tokens, and paper money and have been actively and continuously engaged in such business for more than twenty-one years last past. Deponent, upon request of Henry H. Clifford, 639 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 9001U, has made a personal examination and study of the Clifford collec¬ tion of "Money of the American West," commencing in March 1966 and continuing to the present time. The coins, bars, ingots, tokens, and currency involved were, on the whole, physically examined in Los Angeles, California, although several items originated in or were forwarded to Rockville Centre, N.Y., and there studied. The Clifford U.S. Western numismatic collection, as of the present date, consists of the following (and as per detailed listing attached): Group Category Items Value (1) Pioneer or Territorial Gold Coins, Trials and Patterns 198 $915,650.00 (2) United States Gold Coins 10 2,010.00 (3) Western Bars, Ingots; Gold, Silver, Mixed Metals 26 118,900.00 (il) Mormon and Utah Paper Currency h7 1U,735.00 (5) Western Paper Currency (other than Mormon) 31 13,050.00 (6) Small California Gold Coins; 25tf, 50<i, $1 39 ' 3,500.00 (7) Western Military Post Sutler Tokens 55 3,215.00 (8) Indian Trader Tokens 102 2,000.00 5o8 $1,073,060.00 and that this collection of U.S. Western numismatic material belongs to Henry H. Clifford and has been examined for the purpose of ascertaining the fair market value as of September 12, 1973. The fair and reasonable value of the above enumerated gold, silver, copper, brass, white metal coins, gold, silver, mixed metal bars and ingots, paper currency and tokens, on September 12, 1973, Is .$1,073,060.00. John J. Ford, Jr. Post Office Box 33 Rockville Centre, New York WILLIAM A. GROOM Nqfary Public, State of New York 11571 No. 52-6680065 Qualified in Suffolk County Certificate Filed in Nassau County Turin Expires March 30, 1974 THE IIEXHY H. CLIFFORD COLLECTION f1 WESTERN MONEY INDEX Appraised Group Page Items Value 1. Pioneer or Territorial Gold Coins Trials and Patterns 1 198 $ 915,650 2. U.S. Gold Coins for Comparison of Design and Color 11 10 2,010 3* Western Bars and Ingots — Gold, Silver and Mixed Metals 12 26 118,900 Mormon Currency (Coins Included in Group 1.) lb ^7 1^,735 5* Western Paper Money (Other Than Mormon) 18 31 13,050 6. Small California Gold — 25/*, 50/* and $1.00 21 39 3,500 7» Western Military Post Sutler Tokens 23 55 3,215 8. Indian Trader Tokens 26 102 2,000 Totals 508 $1,073,060 rpHE HENRY H. CLIFFORD COLLECTION Page l4 MORMON CURRENCY The Kirtland Safety Society Bank was formed in Ohio in 1337, with¬ out the "blessings of the "banking authorities. It soon failed in the Panic of 1837. Most Notes are signed "by Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Religion, and Sydney Rigdon, his Chief of Staff. Smith prophesied that "Some day these Notes will "be as good as Gold." Control Number: Value MM-1 $ 1 Kirtland S.S.B. - B #38l4 - 1/8/37 - Smith & Rigdon $ 250 MM-2 2 " " A #97 4oo MM-3 3 " " A #118 3/9/37 275 MM-4 3 " "Anti Banking" - A #1160 - 1/4/37 - Williams & Whitney 300 MM-5 5 " S.S.B. - B #778 -■ 2/10/37 - Smith & Rigdon 160 MM-6 10 " " B #1045 " " 175 MM-7 20 " " A #1505 3/9/37 - " " 4oo MM-8 50 Nauvoo House Ass'n - #152 - 2/10/41 - Snider & Miller 225 MM-9 50 " H.A. - #261 & 262 - ■ 2/11/41 Uncut sheet of 2 Notes printed on ppp. sides of paper 500 MM-10 50 " " ) ) Uncut and unsigned sheet of 2 500 100 " " . ) THE HENRY H. CLIFFORD COLLECTION Page 15 Kirtland Notes countersigned in January 1849 "by Brigham Young, Bishop N. K. Whitney, Heber C. Kimball of the First Presidency, and Thomas Bullock clerk of the Mormon Church. Issued January 5th as warehouse receipts for gold, thus fulfilling Smith's prophecy. MM-11 $ 1 Countersigned Kirtland - A #4209 MM-12 2 „ A #86 MM-13 3 " A# MM-14 5 " B #1695 MM-15 10 B #1849 SET OF FIVE NOTES VALUED AT - $ 5. 000 First printing in Intermountain West. Press built by Truman Angel. Signed by Young, Whitney, Kimball and Bullock. MM-16 $l/2 First Printing - Great Salt Lake City Corp. - #910 - 1/20/49 MM-17 1 " G.S.L.C. MM-18 2 3 MM-19 MM-20 l/4 Second " " 3/28/49 Unsigned SET OF FIVE NOTES VALUED AT $ 1,100 THE HENRY H. CLIFFORD COLLECTION Page 16 MM-21 $ 1 The Drovers Bank #999 - 7/1/5& “ Hunter & Connolly MM-22 2 MM-23 3 SET OF THREE NOTES VALUED AT - $ 500 Deseret Currency Association "Live Stock" Notes issued to finance the impending (but unfought) Mormon War of 1858. MM-24 $ 1 Deseret Cur. Ass'n "Live Stock" - typeset - #226 - 2/20/58 - Clawson & Young * 900 MM-25 2 Deseret Cur. Ass'n "L.S." #806 - 4/l/58 - C. & Y. (pr.) 800 MM-26 1 " " " " - Engraved #2646 - 10/9/58 C. & Y. 450 MM-27 2 " " " " " #2242 - 10/9/58 C. & Y. 400 MM-28 3 " " " " " #59 - 9/27/58 C. & Y. 500 MM-29 1/4 G.S.L.C. Corp.,, Sept. 1865 - "Redeemable in Legal Tender" MM-30 1/4 " Dec. 1866 - "Redeemable in U.S. Currency" MM-31 1/2 Apr. 1868 " " " MM-32 1 " Nov. 1868 ::; : MM-33 2 " " 1869 SET OF FIVE NOTES VALUED AT - 85O MM-34 l/4 Zions-Co-op. Merc. Inst., Oct. 1870 - s./Clayton 150 the HENRY H. CLIFFORD COLLECTION Page IT MM-35 $ 2 S.L.C. Nat’l Bank - 1/15/74 - Bingham Canyon & Camp Floyd. R.R. Co. MM-36 5 " " " B.C. & C.F. R.R. Co. SET OF TWO NOTES VALUED AT - $ 300 MM-37 50 Deseret University Bank #570 - Feb. 1868 300 MM-38 5/ General Tithing Store House - Mdse. - 6/1/89 MM-39 10/ " " " " - Meat - 7/1/95 MM-40 5/ Sanpete Stake Tithing Store House - Produce - 7/2/94 * mm-4i 5/ Bishop’s Gen'l Store House (Brown) " 7/l/97 MM-47 5/ " G.S.H. (yellow brown) " 7/l/97 MM-42 5/ " " - Meat - 4/1/98 MM-43 10/ " "Cane." - Meat - 4/1/98 MM-44 5/ " " Prod. - 10/1/98 MM-4 5 10 / .. MM-46 10/ SET OF TEN NOTES VALUED AT - 300 THE HENRY H. CLIFFORD COLLECTION Page 18 WESTERN PAPER MONEY (OTHER THAN MORMON) CALIFORNIA TERRITORY Largely due to the Panic of 183T and the resulting failure of many hanks, the California Constitution of 1849 specifically prohibited the issuance of paper money. Even so, seme attempts were made and some sub¬ stitutes for bank notes actually circulated. Control Number: Value WPM-1 $ 10 San Francisco l8_ - Printed in East. Never issued. WPM-2 20 WPM-3 50 " " " " " " SET OF THREE NOTES VALUED AT 225 WPM-4 100 John J. Vioget's check on Henry M. Naglee's Bank Note: "or Bearer." Probably circulated. Note: "in coin or Gold Dust at $l6 per oz. Troy." J.J.V. surveyed San Francisco's land. 175 WPM-5 Dunbar's California Bank - blank check. D. was a coiner of gold. Note: "in Gold Dust, at $l6 per oz. Troy." 100 wpm-6 1/4 Adams & Co.'s Express - "Poker Chip Money" Sheet of 40. Used in lieu of coin. 850 rn-2 HENRY H. CLIFFORD COLLECTION Page 19 Water Script — issued as a receipt for water to be furnished for mining purposes — also passed for currency. WPM-7 $ 35 Tuolumne Hydraulic Ass'n. - 1853 wim-8 Volcano Water & Mining Co. - 185 WFM-9 25 Mokelumne Hill & Campo Seco Canal & Mining Co. 1867 WPM-10 175 Tuolumne County Water Co. - 1859 FOUR PIECES SCRIPT VALUED AT koo WEM-12 50/ Emperor Norton - Type II - black - 7/23/73 850 WPM-13 50/ " " " III - " 8/29/7^ 750 WIN-14 5 Wells Fargo Nevada Nat'l Bank, S.F. 4/l9/l905 - Nat‘1 Currency 350 WPM-15 5 " " " " "S.F. 11/6/17 - Nat'1 Currency 200 ARIZONA TERRITORY WPM-16 10 Safford, Hudson & Co., Bankers, Tucson "Received...in Mexican Silver for Safe keeping." 150 WPM-17 20 Safford, Hudson & Co. 150 COLORADO TERRITORY WPM-18 50/ Banking House of C.A. Cook & Co. - Denver, C.T. - 1862. Note: "in sms of Five Dollars." 350 THE HENRY H. CLIFFORD COLLECTION Page 20 INDIAN TERRITORY WEM-19 $ 15 Cherokee Nation Warrant 7/15/61 - John Ross WPM-20 1/2 " " Note 12/18/61 WPM-21 1/2 " " " 1/9/62 SET OF THREE NOTES VALUED AT - $ 750 NEVADA TERRITORY WPM-22 2 Butter Cup Silver Mining Co., Eureka, Nev. March 1, 1871 - A - No. 70 Note: "in United States Gold Coin." 250 WPM-23 1 Manhattan Silver Mining Co., Austin, Nev. 187 No. 1751* "in Merchantable Silver." WPM-24 3 M.S.M. Co. - No. 1261 WPM-25 5 " " No. 506 WPM-26 10 " " No. 3265 WPM-27 20 " " No. 1001 WPM-28 50. 0 0 WPM-29 100 " " No. 465 SET OF SEVEN NOTES VALUED AT - 250 NORTHWESTERN U. S. WEM-30 5 Sh. Hudson’s Bay Co. - Prince Rupert's Isl. 11/15/1820 250 WEM-31 1 Rub. Russian American Co. #7327 - 1804-1867 - green - (l of 2 known) 3,000 WEM-32 10 " " " " #2933 - 1804-1867 - red - UNIQUE 4,000 :e;ry h. Clifford collection Page 21 SMALL CALIFORNIA GOLD Control Condi¬ Priced as a Number: tion: Collection SC-15 $ 1/1 N.D. Hound (END.) - Lee #1 EF SC-16 lA " RND. - L#4 AU SC-17 V4 ,, L#8 AU SC-37 1 " Octagonal (OCT.) - L #1 (Rev.: Eagle as on $50) EF SC-10 1/2 1852 RND. - L #1, Burnie #1 UNC sc-4 1/2 1853 OCT. - L #4, B #5 (Rev.: Peacock) UNC SC-33 1/2 " RNT). - L #8 AU SC-18 1/2 " " L #10 AU SC-19 1/2 .. H L #11 EF SC-34 1/2 " » L #17 UNC SC-14 1 " OCT. - L #3, B ,#7 VF SC-23 1 If It Sim. to L #3 - P.E. EF SC-5 1 » " " L #5, B #6 EF SC-24 1 n L #6 AU SC-25 1 " " L#8 UNC SC-28 1 " " L #9 AU SC-35 1/4 1854 " L #10 VF SC-20 1/2 " " L #7 EF SC-39 1/2 " RND. - Sim. to L #A-2 UNC SC-1 1 " OCT. - L #11, B #22 EF sc-6 1 " RND. - L #5, B #5 PROOF