| Description |
Cheraw, SC - Bank of Cheraw $20 18__ SC-55 G6 SENC, Sheheen 107. Proof. PCGS Very Choice New 64. This is a key proof note and one of the rarest from the Newman Collection. The bank operated for a few years only and this $20 A.B. & C. Durand, Wright & Co. imprint thin card proof is SENC in Haxby. The Sheheen plate note is a photocopy of another example (that is plate B). The elegant layout shows circular framed portraits of Washington and Franklin flanking a central die. The upper corners show "20" counters. The lower corners display elaborate vignettes: Greek statesman Solon (with his name inscribed on the plinth) with a stylus and parchment at left with the Capitol in the background; and Franklin, seated on a rock next to a named plinth which he uses as a desk, with lightning flashing in the background. The imprint is cleverly placed upon a banner floating above the base vignette of a cornucopia. Noted as "Pen Cancelled" which consists of short flourishes through the signature blocks. The $50 proof from the series realized $4,230 in Newman VII in October 2015. A superb proof rarity with tremendous condition as well. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20179, realized $3840. |
