Stack's Bowers Galleries

Spring 2023 Auction  –  20 - 25 March 2023

Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2023 Auction

Live Sessions: U.S. Coins and Currency

Part 1: Mo, 20.03.2023, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 2: Tu, 21.03.2023, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 21.03.2023, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 4: We, 22.03.2023, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 22.03.2023, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 6: Th, 23.03.2023, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 7: Th, 23.03.2023, from 7:00 PM CET
Part 8: Fr, 24.03.2023, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Fr, 24.03.2023, from 10:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.

Description

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Bank. 18xx $20. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. Proof.
(PA-485 G188) SENC. Imprint of the American Bank Note Company. India paper mounted on original card. Vermillion large 20 protector and side counter surrounds. Center, large male portrait. Identical lathe ends with dies at center, color surrounding the 20. Extremely rare and the only we have seen. The sheeting might have been $20-$20-$20-$50 with this being the part of the bottom half of the sheet. Intricate geometrical style. PMG notes Toning. The Philadelphia Bank was chartered in 1804 and continued as such until becoming the Philadelphia National Bank (Charter 539) in 1864. We sold this same note for over $3,000 a decade ago. Possibly Unique. An important Philadelphia Bank type. PMG comments "Toning".

Estimate: $1500.00- $2500.00

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Price realized 1'200 USD
Starting price 900 USD
The auction is closed.
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