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Mechanics Bank at Newark and Mechanics Bank, 1845 and 1846, Obsolete Banknote Pair

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Mechanics Bank at Newark and Mechanics Bank, 1845 and 1846, Obsolete Banknote Pair
SOLD
120.00USDto m*****1+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2023 Oct 24 @ 17:21UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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The auction will take place on October 24, 2023 at AIA's office located at 1060 Main St., Suite #202, River Edge, NJ 07661 beginning at 11:00 AM
Newark, New Jersey, 1845 and 1846. Lot of 2 obsolete Banknotes, Includes: 1845, Mechanics Bank at Newark, $3, Wait # 1430 Rarity 7, Issued Banknote, S/N 7485, Black printing with multiple vignettes. Bank was incorporated in 1831, was converted into The Mechanics National Bank of Newark in 1865, and went into receivership in 1881, VG to Choice VG condition; and, Mechanics Bank, $5, Wait # 1437 Rarity 5, Haxby-NJ 364-A-25, Counterfeit Banknote, S/N 5024, Black printing with multiple vignettes. VG to Choice VG condition. The Mechanics Bank was a non-existent bank, these were intended to look like banknotes from Mechanics Bank at Newark. The note is altered from a $5 Geauga Insurance Co. from Plainsville OH. (2). Sold "AS IS" no returns accepted.