| Description |
Washington, DC - Merchants' Bank $1 July 1, 1852 DC-275 G2. PCGS About New 53. A very popular District type that is fully signed and issued. This is one of many "broken" banks whose remaining notes were later chemically altered with new locations and titles across the northeast. A classically engraved Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson plate. An oval half-length portrait in an oval at top center shows a woman about to turn a page in a book. A Millard Fillmore portrait is between counters at the left end. At the right end, Ceres is depicted like a statue in the intricate niche of a large "1." This plate B note has only some modest handling. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20429, realized $204. |
