 $10.00 First Charter Original Series Back Proof. India paper Proof of the back only by the American Bank Note Co. Complete back design as issued using the Missouri Arms at the left. Green frame, obligations and borders surrounding the central vignette in black, Frederick Girsch's version of De Soto Discovering the Mississippi. Type of Friedberg 409/423; Old Hessler Fd 102; New Hessler, page 154; Type as Schermerhorn Lot 1054 (Stack's, January 2000 Americana Sale). We know of two other examples. This should be new to the census. Sadly, impaired. The top edge is rough and the lower right corner has a chink off. Some light fading of the color. In Choice state, a $2,000 item. However, substantially there and still quite collectible.
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