 City Bank, Boston. $500.00 Post Note. No plate letter. Boston, MA. Late 1810's-1820's. India paper Proof by Reed, Stiles & Co. sc. Reclining female with trident in long shell; ornate panels at each end. Haxby MA-125 Unlisted Series and Type. A very important type that was not in the Reed Archives. This is one of the earliest $500.00 notes known on Boston. The issuer is so rare that the comprehensive Tom Denly Collection of Boston obsolete currency had only two low denomination notes on the bank. Interest calculations engraved at the bottom center. Sliver cutout cancels at the right signature blocks. ''Rippled'' on the bottom corners from pressing after archive book removal. The look of Choice.
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