George Washington Bust Macerated Money on Card
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George Washington Macerated Money Bust on Display
George Washington Bust in Macerated Money, Display Mounted on Cardboard, Choice Near Mint.
The profile of George Washington faces left, being on a gold imprinted heavy black cardboard stock for display, measuring about 6" x 3.5" with its original brass hanger full intact at top. These wonderful artworks were recycled, made from old US Treasury Department notes into macerated currency (like paper mache) which was regularly destroyed. Here, the government put to some to artistic use to be purchased by collectors. This is an exceptionally beautiful specimen.
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George Washington Macerated Money Bust on Display
George Washington Bust in Macerated Money, Display Mounted on Cardboard, Choice Near Mint.
The profile of George Washington faces left, being on a gold imprinted heavy black cardboard stock for display, measuring about 6" x 3.5" with its original brass hanger full intact at top. These wonderful artworks were recycled, made from old US Treasury Department notes into macerated currency (like paper mache) which was regularly destroyed. Here, the government put to some to artistic use to be purchased by collectors. This is an exceptionally beautiful specimen.