Feb. 16, 2001, The Benson Collection Part 1, Sale 8
Lot 2400
Alabama, Obsolete Lot.
(1) 1864, $1.00, Extra Fine (1) 1863, 50¢, Very Good (2)
1863, 25¢, Extra Fine and Very Good (1) 1863, 10¢,
Very Fine (1) 1863, 5¢, Very Fine (1) 1863, $1.00, Very
Good. Total number of notes in lot: 7.
Estimated Value $80-100.
Lot 2401
Connecticut, 18--, $10.00,
The Stonington Bank, Stonington. CT-415-G48b What a great whaling scene
vignette! The Sperm Whale upsets a boat of men into the sea, while being
harpooned by another boat. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $75-100.
Lot 2402
Florida, 1863, $1.00,
State of Florida. Criswell 19. Very Fine.
Estimated Value
$50-UP.
Lot 2403
Florida, 1863, $2.00.
A deuce from Tallahassee. Very Good.
Estimated Value $50-100.
Lot 2404
Georgia, Obsolete Lot.
(1) 1862, $5.00, Uncirculated (1) 1862, $10.00, Extra Fine
(1) 1863, 5¢, Almost Uncirculated with moderate foxing (1) 1863,
10¢, same as previous lot (1) 1863, 25¢, Uncirculated (1)
1863, 50¢, Very Fine (1) 1863, $10.00, Extra Fine (1) 1863,
$50.00, Very Fine with a lower left corner well rounded (1) 1863,
$100.00, Extra Fine (1) 1864, $3.00, Fine (2) 1864, $10.00,
Very Good and Very Fine (1) 1864, $50.00, About Very Fine
(1) 1864, $100.00, Extra Fine. Total number of notes in lot: 14.
Estimated Value $175-275.
Lot 2405
Kentucky, Frankfort, 18--,
$1.00, $5.00, and $10.00, The Farmers Bank of Kentucky. (3) Notes all from
the same bank. What makes these notes unusual is that they have a Masonic
(Square and Compass) watermark. Total number of notes in lot: 3.
Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $50-100.
Lot 2406
Kentucky, Frankfort, 18--,
$5.00, The Farmers Bank of Kentucky. (2) Very pretty notes printed by the
American Bank Note Company. Unissued. Total number of notes in lot: 2.
Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $50-100.
Lot 2407
Kentucky, Group of Early
Kentucky Obsoletes. (1) 18--, $10.00, Bank of George Town, George Town.
Unissued with lower left corner missing, otherwise Fine (1) 1819, $5.00,
Farming & Commercial Bank of Carlisle, Carlisle. Fully issued and printed on
heavily watermarked paper. Extra Fine (1) 1837, $1.00, The Newport
Lyceum, Newport. Issued and uncancelled, Fine+. Total number of notes in
lot: 3.
Estimated Value $75-150.
Lot 2408
Louisiana, 18--, $500.00,
New Orleans Canal & Banking Company, New Orleans. Very pretty note with
mermaids and three ships in center. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated
Value $50-75.
Lot 2409
Louisiana, 18--,
$1,000.00, New Orleans Canal & Banking Company, New Orleans. While once
very common even in sheet form, these unissued remainders in higher
denominations have dried up. Nice margins. Choice Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $50-75.
Lot 2410
Louisiana, Obsolete Lot.
(1) 18--, $50.00 The Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans, would have
been Uncirculated if the note did not have water stains and upper right corner
missing, net grade Fine (1) 18--, $10.00 The Citizens' Bank of
Louisiana, New Orleans, Choice Uncirculated (1) State of Louisiana,
1862, $1.00, Fine (1) State of Louisiana, 1862, $2.00, Very Good
(1) State of Louisiana, 1862, $3.00, Very Good at best (1) State of
Louisiana, 1862, $2.00, Very Good (1) State of Louisiana, 1862, $5.00,
Very Fine (1) State of Louisiana, 1863, $5.00, Very Fine (1)
State of Louisiana, 1863, $50.00, unissued, Extra Fine (1) State of
Louisiana, 1863, $50.00, no right margin, Extra Fine (1) State of
Louisiana, 1863, $100.00, a few small holes but otherwise Very Fine (1)
State of Louisiana, 1864, 50¢, two stamp hinges on the back, Extra
Fine. Total number of notes in lot: 12.
Estimated Value $200-300.
Lot 2411
Maryland, 1862, $1.00, The
Merchants Bank, Baltimore. MD-105-G-12a. This bank became the Merchants
National Bank of Baltimore. Scarce. Good.
Estimated Value $50-75.
Lot 2412
Massachusetts, 1837,
$3.00, Lafayette Bank, Boston. MA-255-G16. A better note from a bank that
was only in existence from 1836-1837. Fair.
Estimated Value
$50-100.
Lot 2413
Mississippi, Notes -
1860s. (1)1862, $10.00, Very Good with small notch missing from the
lower left corner (1) 1862, $5.00 "Faith of the State Pledged", Very
Fine (1) 1862, $10.00 "Cotton Pledged", Fine with small tear on
bottom (1) 1862, $10.00 "Faith of the State Pledged" printed in blue,
Fine (1) 1862, $10.00 "Faith of the State Pledged", printed in red,
Very Fine (1) 1862, $50.00, Very Fine (1) 1864, $1.00, Very
Fine. Total number of notes in lot: 7.
Estimated Value $125-200.
Lot 2414
Missouri, Defense Bond
Lot. (1) 186-, $1.00, Uncirculated printed on watermarked paper (1)
186-, $50.00, Extra Fine. Both notes are unissued. Total number in lot:
2.
Estimated Value $50-100.
Lot 2415
New York, 1845, $5.00, The
Farmers Bank of Cattaraugus County, Ellicottville. NY-810-G8 A scarce New
York note. Good.
Estimated Value $50-100.
Lot 2416
New York, 1845, $5.00,
Cuyler's Bank of Palmyra. NY-2165-G16b A very rare note that according to
Haxby is not confirmed. Solid with no pin holes. Fine.
Estimated
Value $100-200.
Lot 2417
North Carolina, 1861,
$1.00, Greensboro' Mutual Life Insurance and Trust Co., Greensboro. An
interesting note that is more like a certificate of deposit. While we have
located other notes from this insurer, we are unable to locate this
denomination. About Fine.
Estimated Value $50-75.
Lot 2418
Pennsylvania, 1856, Three
Half-Uncut Sheets of Obsolete Notes. (1)
50¢-25¢-10¢-5¢-5¢-$1.00 printed in blue ink. One could
use these scrip for so much towards the purchase of "dry goods & groceries" at
"The Store at Indiana Iron Works" Uncirculated although fold between the
notes (1) $1.00-50¢-25¢-10¢-5¢-5¢ printed in brown
ink. One could use these scrip for to purchase "dry goods & groceries" at "The
Store at Allegheny Furnace" Uncirculated although fold between the notes
(1) $5.00-50¢-25¢-10¢-5¢-5¢ printed in brown ink. One
could use these scrip to buy "dry goods & groceries" at "The Store at Allegheny
Furnace" Uncirculated although fold between the notes. Total number of
items in lot: 3.
Estimated Value $135-165.
Lot 2419
Scarce and Better Grades
of Broken Bank Notes and Others. Twenty-nine notes including a few odd
denominations. Very Good to Uncirculated in regards to grades of
preservation. Dates range from 1808 to 1872.
Estimated Value $650-850.
Lot 2420
Broken Bank Notes,
Obsoletes, State of... Notes and who knows what else! A large lots of
mostly Broken Bank Notes, but we do see States of Georgia, North Carolina, and
plenty of southern notes. Grades range from Fair to Uncirculated. We
encourage prospective bidders to spend some time viewing this lot. Total number
of notes: 52.
Estimated Value $700-1,000.
Lot 2421
Large Lot of U.S. Obsolete
Bank Notes 1808-1864. Many different issuers of notes including some from
the Hungarian fund of the early 1850s. Most of the notes issued with only a few
remainders. Grades vary from Fair to Uncirculated. Interested bidders
are invited to examine this diverse lot. Total number of notes in lot 136.
Estimated Value $700-900.
Lot 2422
1841 Second Exchange Bank
of the United States, dated 1841. The bill is on fine, thin paper. Very
Fine.
Estimated Value $75-175.