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Sep 27, 2019 · The note reads in big letters: The Imperial Government of Norton I. It also has a portrait of Emperor Norton on it and a variation of the seal of California. “Probably the best one is what we call a very fine condition,” says Kagin, “and they're worth about anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000, maybe $30,000 for the best.” Joshua Norton may ...
Oct 25, 2019 · Joe Rosato Jr. reports. A San Francisco bar owner who ponied up a thousand bucks to buy a purported promissory note issued by San Francisco’s most eccentric character, Emperor Joshua Norton in...
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Emperor Norton. Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880) was a resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States", commonly known as Emperor Norton. In 1863, after Napoleon III invaded Mexico, he took the secondary title of "Protector of Mexico".
Jan 6, 2017 · By 1852, Norton’s net worth increased to $250,000, or several million in today’s dollars. Norton lost that fortune practically overnight over a rice deal gone bad. He bought a giant...
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Oct 31, 2019 · He valued it between $12,000 and $15,000, though its 1878 face value is but 50 cents. While the note is worth $15,000, DeMattia has no intention of selling. “To have the actual note that was in his...
- Joe Kukura
Joshua Abraham Norton, declared himself Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States in 1859. Norton, in his eccentric and resourceful way, issued his own scrip and promissory notes, which some local establishments accepted as a form of currency.
Aug 12, 1999 · Although Americans used United States currency, Joshua Norton devised his own form of legal tender. The currency of favor: Norton Scrip. Officially called "Bonds of the Empire," the scrip was printed by Cuddy and Hughes and the Charles A. Murdock and Co. The 50 cent currency denominations were predominantly printed with his portrait on the front.
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