{"product_id":"1912-12-50-st-francois-county-railroad-bond-coupon-missouri-gold-coin-vf-scrip","title":"1912 $12.50 St Francois County Railroad Bond Coupon Missouri Gold Coin VF Scrip","description":"\u003ch1 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003e1912 $12.50 St. Francois County Railroad Co. Gold Bond Coupon – Missouri Interurban Electric Line – Cancelled – Very Fine Details (VF Details – Dual Spindle \/ Cancellation Punches)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnical Breakdown \u0026amp; Attribution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-267\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eType:\u003c\/b\u003e Corporate Railroad Mortgage Gold Bond Interest Coupon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-268\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\"\u003eSt. Francois County Railroad Company\u003c\/b\u003e (Farmington \/ Flat River, Missouri)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"14\"\u003e$12.50 \/ TWELVE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,1\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-269\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGold Clause:\u003c\/b\u003e Payable \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"21\"\u003e\"in gold coin of the United States of America of the present or an equal standard of weight and fineness\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,1\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-270\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-271\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInterest Terms:\u003c\/b\u003e Six months' semi-annual interest at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"52\"\u003e5% Per Annum\u003c\/b\u003e on a 30-Year Mortgage Gold Bond ($12.50 semi-annually on a $500 bond)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-272\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDue Date:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"10\"\u003eOctober 1, 1912\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"27\"\u003e\"On the first day of October A.D., 1912\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0,2\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-273\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCoupon Number:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003eNo. 92\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Printed in bold orange-red ink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0,2\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8,6,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,6,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,6,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInventory Tail (Coupon Number):\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,6,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\"\u003e0092\u003c\/b\u003e or \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,6,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"40\"\u003e092\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,6,1,0,1\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-274\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSeries \/ Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"25\"\u003e\"Series C\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,7,1\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-275\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,8,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-276\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaying Agent \/ Redemption Location:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"36\"\u003eGerman Savings Institution\u003c\/b\u003e, City of St. Louis, Missouri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,8,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,9,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-277\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignature:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"8,9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"11\"\u003eWm. R. Taylor\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003eTreasurer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,9,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,9,0,2\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,10,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-278\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse Face:\u003c\/b\u003e Intricate green intaglio security lathework back centered around geometric denomination counters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,10,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,10,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,11,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-279\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,11,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCancellation:\u003c\/b\u003e Dual circular spindle\/bank hole punches through the center margin borders, denoting historical redemption and payment at maturity in 1912\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,11,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,11,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Significance: The Lead Belt Electric Interurban\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe St. Francois County Railroad (Chartered 1901):\u003c\/b\u003e Operating in the heart of Missouri's historic \"Old Lead Belt,\" this electric interurban railway ran between De Lassus, Farmington, and Flat River, connecting the world-class lead mining district with major trunk rail lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-280\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePre-1933 Gold Clause Obligation:\u003c\/b\u003e Like premier industrial bonds of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, this note guaranteed redemption strictly in physical U.S. gold coin—a monetary protection clause later outlawed by Congress in 1933 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-281\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGerman Savings Institution (St. Louis):\u003c\/b\u003e Founded in 1853 to serve the massive German-immigrant merchant community in St. Louis, this major regional financial institution handled corporate trusts and bond coupons for Missouri industrial enterprises (later reorganizing during WWI as Liberty Bank due to anti-German sentiment)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-282\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLegitimate Bank Redemption:\u003c\/b\u003e Unlike unredeemed wartime scrip, this coupon was actually presented at the German Savings Institution counter in St. Louis in October 1912, paid out in gold coin or equivalent bank credit, and punched through for cancellation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Visual Grade Assessment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAssigned Technical Grade:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003eVery Fine Details (VF Details – Dual Bank Cancellation \/ Spindle Hole Punches)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,0,1\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-283\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePreservation Highlights \u0026amp; Attributes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-284\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,0,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,0,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMargins \u0026amp; Trimming:\u003c\/b\u003e Fully intact, square outer borderlines visible on all four sides with clean white border margins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,0,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,0,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-285\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaper Fabric \u0026amp; Body:\u003c\/b\u003e Crisp, clean original paper stock with firm body, bright surfaces, and minimal handling wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,1,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,1,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-286\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCancellation Punches:\u003c\/b\u003e Two clean round circular holes punched near the top and bottom central borders (standard banking practice indicating legal cancellation upon redemption in 1912)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,2,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,2,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,3,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-287\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eColor \u0026amp; Inks:\u003c\/b\u003e Crisp black typeset text over a fine green safety-tint underprint, complemented by a bright red-orange coupon serial number \u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"138\"\u003e92\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,3,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,3,0,2\"\u003e. The reverse displays a sharp, deep forest-green security vignette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,3,0,3\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,3,0,4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,4,0\" id=\"p-rc_187f60e2a0067f78-288\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSurfaces:\u003c\/b\u003e Completely free of tears, tape, liquid stains, or pencil\/ink graffiti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,4,0,1\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"14,1,1,4,0,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50795872485634,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/7393\/8178\/files\/20261018_205033.jpg?v=1792374730","url":"https:\/\/jvcoinscurrency.com\/products\/1912-12-50-st-francois-county-railroad-bond-coupon-missouri-gold-coin-vf-scrip","provider":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","version":"1.0","type":"link"}