| Description |
Monticello, MS - Planters Bank of the State of Mississippi, Office in Monticello $100 July 9, 1832 MS-175 G112. PCGS Very Fine 30 Apparent. Several offices were used by the Planters Bank, and this is a scarcer type. On this initial series $100 note from Rawdon, Wright & Co., the top center vignette shows William Penn's Treaty with the Indians adapted from John Hall's engraving after Benjamin West's painting. The painting is held by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, whose website says, "... this painting depicts a legendary meeting between William Penn and members of the Lennie Lenape tribe at Shackamaxon on the Delaware River. "The denomination is on a shaded panel each end. The blue "Presented..." endorsement is at left on the face. Noted with a "Small Repair at UR Corner." Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20453, realized $384. |
