| Description |
Vicksburg, MS - Commercial & Rail Road Bank of Vicksburg, $50 December 8, 1837 MS-205 G18, Kraus 10563, Leggett 21. PCGS Very Fine 35 Apparent. A rarer type from the home location of this railroad issuer. Engraved and printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New-York. The steamboat plying the river is almost dwarfed by the alligator lurking on the foreground shoreline. A male portrait is at left between "50" counters. A backwards-slanted FIFTY is on the shaded panel at right. There is a noted "Small Hole at the Bottom Left." A very crisp note with bold printing. The first we have cataloged here and a difficult-to-obtain high denomination from the issuer. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20131, realized $1020. |
