Peter Cooper Autograph

Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and politician. He designed and built the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb, founded the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, served as its first president, and stood for election as the Greenback Party's candidate in the 1876 presidential election. More about Peter Cooper

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Current items with a signature of Peter Cooper

These are the most current items with a signature of Peter Cooper that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Card signed by Peter Cooper	$175.00
	New York Public School Award Certificate signed by Peter Cooper	$800.00
	New York Public School signed by Peter Cooper	$500.00
	PETER COOPER - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/24/1874	$500.00
	PETER COOPER - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/16/1868	$550.00
	PETER COOPER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/01/1881 CO-SIGNED BY: GEORGE W. PLYMPTON	$600.00

Cooper began tinkering at a young age while working in various positions in New York City. He purchased a glue factory in 1821 and used that factory's profits to found the Canton Iron Works, where he earned even larger profits by assembling the Tom Thumb. Cooper's success as a businessman and inventor continued over the ensuing decades, and he became the first mill operator to successfully use anthracite coal to puddle iron. He also developed numerous patents for products such as gelatin and participated in the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable.

During the Gilded Age, Cooper became an ardent critic of the gold standard and the debt-based monetary system of bank currency, advocating instead for government-issued banknotes. Cooper was nominated for president at the 1876 Greenback National Convention, and the Greenback ticket of Cooper and Samuel Fenton Cary won just under one percent of the popular vote in the 1876 general election. His son Edward and his son-in-law Abram Hewitt, both served as Mayor of New York City. Read even more about Peter Cooper at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Peter Cooper

The most expensive item with a signature of Peter Cooper (1861 Cooper Union Diploma SIGNED by Inventor/Politician PETER COOPER) was sold in November 2020 for $420.00 while the cheapest item (SIGNED CUT PETER COOPER INVENTED TOM THUMB RAILROAD COA) found a new owner for $9.99 in August 2011. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2022 with an average selling price of $22.50 for an autographed item of Peter Cooper. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2020 with $420.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was August 2011. In average, an autographed item from Peter Cooper is worth $75.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Peter Cooper were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1861 Cooper Union Diploma SIGNED by Inventor/Politician PETER COOPER	$420.00
	Original Cooper Union Agreement signed by PETER COOPER - 1882	$75.00
	Peter Cooper American Industrialist Autographed Page - Authentic!	$169.95
	Peter Cooper autographed cut with picture	$35.00
	Peter Cooper Hewitt, Inventor, New York City, 1898 Autograph Letter Signed	$22.50
	Peter Cooper Signed 1844 New York School Merit Certificate	$75.00
	Peter Cooper Signed Autographed Portrait Engraving Photo PSA - RARE!	$183.50
	Peter Cooper Very Rare Original Autographed Paper Trains Cooper Union 19th c.	$129.99
	Peter Cooper, Inventor and U.S. Presidential Candidate, 1876 Letter Signed	$28.00
	Peter Cooper, Inventor, New York City, Document Signed, Cooper Union Lease 1863	$19.00