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ID

City

Bank

 Date Den. Cr. Wait

Haxby

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Description

Grade

Price
ME97843 Augusta Citizens Bank 1841 $50 Unl 16 20-G30 60-G130 A large denomination note by Terry, Pelton & Co. with margins cut right to the devices and signatures ink cancelled VF $445
ME97853 Augusta Granite Bank 1841 $5 Unl 32 30-A20 80-A40
An Altered note with tiny full irregularly cut margins and good centering; a clean example
 Ch XF/AU $395
ME79320 Bangor Globe Bank 1838 $2 Unl 104 75-G4 190-G20
A note with virtually no margins, the usual soil for this grade; engraved by New England Bank Note Co.
 F+ $155
ME98894 Calais Washington County Bank 18639 $2 W-117 15 250-G8 610-G20

This issue by New England Bank Note Co. noting "Patent Stereotype Steel Plate" has been cut just to the design on all sides

 VF+ $100
ME97863 China Canton Bank 1855 $2 Unl 2 260-G4a 650-G20a This is another tough note to find; this one is a very clean lower grade note with full uniform medium size margins and well centered Ch VF $450
ME50567 Fairmount New England Bank 1857 $10 N-236 1 300-G2 770-G10
A relatively common note with nice uniform margins, well centered, C/C, very slight toning; Additional notes:  ME20625, V Ch Unc++ @ $190
CU $195
ME30197 Fairmount New England Bank 1857 $20 N-256 2 300-G4 770-G20 Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison prepared this issue with a seated Indian at center and Washington right, displaying full semi-uniform full margins and good centering Ch AU+ $215
ME85311 Orono Bank of Old Town 1837 $5 Unl 3 410-G20 1060-G50
The margins are cut just through the frame lines all around, with some circulation soil present
 VF/XF $140
ME83591 Portland Bank of Cumberland 1835 $5 Unl Unl 445-C40 1110-C100
New England Bank Note Co. engraved this example displaying very tiny irregular margins
VF $105
ME56588 Portland Georgia Lumber Co. 1839 $1 Unl 117 Unl 1130-G10 Irregular small margins all around on this common Rawdon, Wright & Hatch prepared issue, well centered; Additional notes: ME85271, CU @ $235 Unc $210
ME85291 Portland Georgia Lumber Co. 1839 $2 G-256 118 Unl 1130-G20
The margins are small and erratically shaped but full and complete and the centering is reasonably good

 Ch Unc+ $250
ME97193 Portland Georgia Lumber Co. 1845 $3 Unl 43 460-G6 1120-G30 The margins are small and irregular in size overall, cut through the frame line slightly at the lower right and centering is good; engraved by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch AU+ $175
ME15454 Portland Jas. Pomdle Scrip. 1862 $0.50 Unl 54 Unl Unl Printed entirely in green, this Pomdle Scrip, payable at the British & American Express Co., is well framed in irregular full margins with good centering Ch CU $275
ME15464 Portland F.A. Smith Scrip 1862 $0.25 Unl 240 Unl Unl Punch cancelled and printed with a brown design verso outlining "TWENTY FIVE", and green design on the front; margins are trimmed very close, but are full Ch Unc+ $275
ME53698 Portland U.S. Exchange Co. 1837 $3 Unl Unl Unl 1290-G10
An early issue by C.W. Teubner, engraver, with full irregular margins and good centering
 CU $245
ME72489 Rockland Ship Builders Bank 1854 $2 Unl 37 510-G4 1330-G20
Very irregular tiny but complete margins cut just to the frame lines, engraved by the NEBN Co.
CU $325
ME30227 Sanford Sanford Bank 1860 $2 S-134 21 535-G8a 1380-G40 This well circulated example has relatively clean surfaces with full frame lines & very good centering; overprinted with a red protector at right and bank name at center F $90
ME30237 Sanford Sanford Bank 1860 $3 S-144 24 535-G12a 1380-G60 This New England Bank Note Co. with ABNCO. logo has the margins trimmed ightly with good centering; overprinted in red with a large fancy"3" top and THREE at the bottom F+ $155
ME85331 Sanford Sanford Bank 1860 $5 S-156 28 535-G20a 1380-G80 Tiny margins surround this T,C,C & Co. prepared issue with red bank name & protector overprinting;  Additional notes:  ME30247, F @ $115  VF/XF $190
ME21906 Sanford Sanford Bank 1860 $10 S-162 31 535-G24a 1380-G90 The margins on this example engraved by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. are irregularly cut leaving full frame lines; a large train & bridge are featured at the center;  Additional notes:  ME30257, F @ $130  Ch VF $155
ME30207 Sanford Sanford Bank 1861 $1 S-129 19 535-G4b 1380-G20a The margins are irregularly cut to the frame lines on three sides of this example by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.; Additional notes: ME84151, AU @ $250,  ME81480, VF @ $145 Ch AU+ $280
ME30217 Sanford Sanford Bank 1861 $2 S-138 22 535-G8b 1380-G40a Overprinted with a green protector at right &bank name, this example has been trimmed right to the frame lines all around, producing very good centering AU+ $285
ME89211 Sanford Sanford Bank 1861 $5 S-156 29 535-G20b 1380-G80a
Engraved by Toppan, Carpenter & Casilear & Co. with a green overprint and tiny full margins
 VF+ $190
ME99874 Sanford Sanford Bank 1861 $10 S-169 32 535-G24b 1380-G90a
Engraved by Toppan, Carpenter & Casilear & Co. with a green overprint and very tiny full margins
 Ch VF $200
ME59128 Searsport Searsport Bank 18-- $2 S-309 2 540-G4c 1390-G20a This example has very small uniform full margins and is well centered; a scalloped rectangular box in red outlines a white TWO; Additional notes:  ME59148, Unc @ $225 Unc $225
ME30277 Searsport Searsport Bank 18-- $3 S-314 3 540-G6c 1390-G30a A remainder by ABNCo. with red scalloped panel at the bottom outlining THREE in white and full somewhat irregular large margins; Additional notes: ME59178, CU @ $250, ME59168, CU @ $250 Ch CU $285
ME79330 Searsport Searsport Bank 18-- $5 S-321 4 540-G8c 1390-G40a Very small uniform full margins surround this remainder by ABNCo. with a red truncated rectangular panel in red at the bottom outlining a white FIVE Ch CU $190
ME96133 Wiscasset Lincoln County Bank 1862 $1 L-209 11 620-G2a 1580-G10a Overprinted with a red 1-1 and panel with white ONE below sailor aboard ship central vignette with irregular full margins and usual soil for the grade F+ $145
ME26817 Wiscasset Lincoln County Bank 1862 $2 L-213 18 620-G46 1580-G20a This American Bank Note Co. engraved issue is well centered within full medium size margins, has printed signatures and a red panel bottom outlining a white "TWO" Ch VF $175
ME39759 Wiscasset Lincoln County Bank 1862 $3 L-219 15 620-G6a 1580-G30a Overprinted with a large panel in red outlining a block serif "THREE" in white at lower center, this American Bank Note Co. engraved issue features a hunting scene at top center with a female to the left  and two men standing by a coat of arms at the lower right; the margins are trimmed close, but are full with good centering VF $215

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