Ohio Obsolete Currency

Image	ID	City	Bank	Date	Den.	Cr.	Wolka	Haxby	Whitman	Description	Grade	Price
	OH17674	Barnesville	Bailey & Frasier Scrip	1863	$0.05	Unl	119-01	Unl	--	This P/C mid-Civil War Scrip issue is printed in green and over printed with red protectors; the margins are large, full and uniform	AU+	$85
	OH32027	Canton	Farmers Bank	1836	$5	Unl	278-25	20-S5	--	Engraved by Underwood, Bald & Spencer with a covered wagon left & Washington right, this example has large uniform full margins with very good centering	V Ch AU	$415
	OH17684	Chagrin Falls	Corp. of Chagrin Falls Scrip	1862	$0.10	Unl	305-02	Unl	--	The margins are irregularly cut but all there on this Corporation issue featuring a large stone bridge over the falls	CU+	$60
	OH38658	Cincinnati	Burnet House Scrip	1863	$0.05	Unl	401-01	Unl	--	Over printed with green panels at the ends and border, this Scrip displays small uniform margins & good centering	Ch AU+	$185
	OH20004	Cincinnati	Burnet House Scrip	186-	$0.25	Unl	401-03	Unl	--	Over printed with green panels at the ends and border, this Scrip displays small uniform margins & good centering	Unc	$155
	OH17704	Cincinnati	Bank of Cincinnati	1841	$1	Unl	375-16	Unl	--	This note , prepared by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, features a riverside wharf & warehouses	F+	$185
	OH94462	Cincinnati	Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal Co.	1840	$1	C-303	411-01	Unl	--	Slightly irregular small margins cut c lose at the right end; engraved by Woodruff & Hammond; Additional notes: OH94472, VF @ $120	XF	$125
	OH73459	Cincinnati	Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal Co.	1840	$2	C-306	411-05	Unl	--	Slightly irregular small margins & good centering on this note engraved by Woodruff & Hammond; Additional notes: OH89431, Unc @ $170	AU	$165
	OH82330	Cincinnati	Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal Co.	1841	$3	C-309	411-07	Unl	--	Tiny margins on all sides with good centering on this issue by Woodruff & Hammond	Unc	$175
	OH32047	Cincinnati	Unknown Issuer	18--	$1	Unl	0653-01	Unl	--	This Post Note, payable to James Monroe or bearer, was prepared by Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. and displays very large full margins & excellent centering	Gem Unc+	$45
	OH32057	Cincinnati	Unknown Issuer	18--	$2	Unl	0653-02	Unl	--	Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. used the same water front loading vignette on all denominations of this origin; this example with very large full margins & exceptional centering	Gem CU	$45
	OH32067	Cincinnati	Unknown Issuer	18--	$3	Unl	0653-03	Unl	--	The format and physical appearance of this example compliments those of the Post Notes above with very large uniform full margins and excellent centering	Gem CU	$45
	OH32077	Cincinnati	Unknown Issuer	18--	$5	Unl	0653-04	Unl	--	This uniface Post Note remainder, which has complete full margins with good centering, was prepared by Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co.	Gem CU	$45
	OH32037	Cincinnati	Lafayette Bank of Cincinnati	1846	$5	Unl	537-12	75-C20	--	The signing of the Declaration of Independence is featured top right by Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty & Lafayette to the left; the margins are trimmed to the frame lines	VF+	$195
	OH98344	Cincinnati	Miami Exporting Co.	18--	$500	Unl	559-86	85-G122	--	This high denomination remainder by Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty has full tiny unequal size margins with good centering	VF+	$895
	OH82340	Cincinnati	Union Bank of Exchange	18--	$5	U-460	651-03	120-G8	--	Full tiny margins, well centered on this issue by Woodruff, Tucker & Co., a tiny primitive train at center	AU+	$205
	OH40769	Circleville	Bank of Circleville	1853	$5	Unl	668-08	130-G8	--	A bare breasted female and eagle are featured at the center of this issue by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Co.; the surfaces show soil and margins are trimmed close on all sides, but full	VF	$175
	OH17714	City of Ohio	Ohio Rail Road Co.	1840	$3	Unl	693-03	Unl	--	Rawdon, Wright & Hatch placed a primitive passenger train at the center of this issue with irregular tiny margins & good centering	F+	$125
	OH80420	City of Ohio	Ohio Rail Road Co.	1840	$5	Unl	693-04	Unl	--	Engraved by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch with a tiny railroad engine & cars at top & uniform small margins	VF+	$120
	OH73469	City of Ohio	Ohio Rail Road Co	1849	$10	Unl	693-05	Unl	--	This well circulated but clean example by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch has uniform margins and is well centered	F++	$195
	OH40069	Cleveland	Ohio Canal & Topath Trans. Co.	1837	$2	Unl	Unl	Unl	--	This unlisted Transportation Scrip bears the imprint "Engravers & Printers Cin., is well centered within uniform full margins and features a passenger steamer at top center	Ch VF	$550
	OH96943	Cuyahoga Falls	W.A. Stanford Scrip	1862	$0.10	S-883	943-02	Unl	--	Small uniform margins surround this fractional issue, litho printed in green by A.S. Sanford	Ch AU	$16
	OH17724	Cuyahoga Falls	Cuyahoga Falls Estate Assoc.	1838	$2	Unl	939-11	Unl	--	Full semi-uniform size margins are seen on this Association Scrip prepared by James W. Steel of Philadelphia	Ch VF	$215
	OH96883	Elyria	Herman Ely	18--	$1	Unl	1079-01	Unl	--	Engraved by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith, this store scrip remainder has closely cut but full margins and very good centering	Ch CU	$45
	OH96933	Elyria	Herman Ely	18--	$2	Unl	1079-02	Unl	--	Herman Ely issued this Scrip remainder exhibiting small full margins with very good centering; Additional notes: OH96903, Ch Unc+ @ $40, OH96893, Ch AU+ @ $35	Ch CU	$45
	OH38668	Etna Furnace	Etna Iron Works	1873	$0.50	Unl	Unl	Unl	--	Lithographed by Srobridge & Co. and cut to produce large oversized margins with centering shifted slightly to the left; a female is seen seated at the center of an agricultural scene	Gem AU+	$160
	OH24575	Franklin	Franklin Silk Company	18--	$1	F-68-	1124-01	Unl	--	Rawdon, Wright & Hatch prepared this well balanced remainder with uniform large margins & good centering	Ch AU	$50
	OH32097	Franklin	Franklin Silk Company	18--	$2	F-689	1124-02	Unl	--	This uniface remainder, engraved by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, has Franklin seated at right and factory at top center with small full margins & good centering; Additional notes: OH32087, Ch XF+ @ $50	Ch CU	$65
	OH73479	Franklin	Franklin Silk Company	18--	$3	F-693	1124-03	Unl	--	A clean example of this common note with small uniform margins and good centering, by RW & H; Additional notes: OH20345, Unc @ $95	Unc	$95
	OH24483	Franklin	Franklin Silk Company	18--	$5	F-695	1124-04	Unl	--	A full small margined remainder by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, clean, a well centered remainder; Additional notes: OH34280, Unc @ $50	CU	$55
	OH94482	Franklin	Franklin Silk Company	18--	$10	F-697	1124-05	Unl	--	A full small irregularly shaped margins on this remainder by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, clean, well centered; Additional notes: OH94492, Ch AU @ $65	Ch AU+	$65
	OH82341	Fulton	Orphan Institute's Bank	1838	$2	Unl	1152-04	215-G4	--	Irregular margins, tight at the right end and good centering are presented on this note by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith	XF+	$360
	OH62598	Fulton	Orphan Institute's Bank	1838	$3	Unl	1152-09	215-G6	--	Slightly irregular tight margins and good centering are displayed on this S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith engraved note	Unc	$300
	OH64658	Fulton	Orphan Institute's Bank	1838	$5	Unl	1152-12	215-G8	--	Hand stamped redeemed at the Exchange Bank in Cincinnati, this note exhibits uniform margins and good centered	XF+	$245
	OH64668	Fulton	Orphan Institute	1837	$1	Unl	1154-02	220-G2	--	A scarce well circulated issue, engraved by Draper, Toppan, Longacre & Co., with irregular tiny margins & soil	F	$365
	OH17734	Gallipolis	Bank of Gallipolis	1839	$5	G-141	1171-04	225-G2	--	Engraved by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, this well circulated specimen is clean for the grade with full tight margins	F+	$85
	OH38814	Granville	Bank of Granville	1839	$10	G-415	1211-19	230-G24	--	This R-5 note has the rough edges with margins cut in slightly at the top & bottom and an edge tear at left	F	$170
	OH34898	Harrison	State Bank of Ohio	1848	$5	Unl	0774-20	5-G168	--	This genuine issue prepared by Spencer, Hufty & Danforth was payable at the Cadiz Branch and features Franklin left, gladiator right and Indians with girls center; the margins are irregular with full frame lines	Ch VF+	$425
	OH17744	Hills-borough	W.R. Smith Scrip.	1853	$0.10	Unl	1303-02	Unl	--	This R-6 issue was prepared by Middleton & Wallace, lithographers, and exhibits full small irregular margins	Ch Unc	$85
	OH30913	Lebanon	Lebanon Miami Banking Co.	1841	$1	Unl	1455-19	255-G28	--	Small irregular margins, cut in at the right end & top, punch cancelled, red ink notations verso	VF+	$145
	OH26917	Lebanon	Lebanon Miami Banking Co.	1841	$3	Unl	1455-22	255-G32	--	PCGS has graded this note Very Fine 30; the surfaces are quite clean and margins cut to/through the frame lines yielding very good centering	VF++	$265
	OH32107	Manhattan	Manhattan Bank	1839	$3	Unl	1532-09	260-G36	--	This R-5 variety by Danforth, Underwood & Co. features three females seated wharf side at center and dog's head below; the frame line is penetrated at left	VF	$155
	OH22116	Manhattan	Manhattan Bank	1840	$5	Unl	1532-12	260-G44	--	The margins are small & full on this example by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch; the surfaces are quite clean for this grade	Ch VF+	$305
	OH97203	Mansfield	Richland & Huron Bank of Mansfield	1816	$1	Unl	1541-06	265-G12	--	This R-5 issue by Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. has full tiny margins, cut close at the top, with centering shifted slightly toward the top	F	$120
	OH32117	Mansfield	Richland & Huron Bank of Mansfield	1816	$3	Unl	1541-08	265-G14	--	Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. prepared this uniface issue displaying tiny margins, cut close to the frame line at the top, with good centering & p/h; a harvest scene is seen at the center; Additional notes: OH17764, F++ @ $190	AU	$235
	OH22126	Massillon	Bank of Massillon	1851	$5	M-90	1609-07	285-G8a	--	Small edge splits and pin hole are noted on this well circulated example with tiny full margins and good centering	Ch F+	$100
	OH17774	Maumee City	Maumee City Insurance Co Bank	1839	$1	Unl	1624-02	Unl	--	An R-7 issue with full tiny margins prepared by an unknown engraver displaying field hand plowing at center	Ch F++	$495
	OH87912	Munroe Falls	Munroe Falls Mfg Co.	18--	$1	Unl	1772-01	Unl	--	New England Bank Note Co. prepared this issue with forge and dog top center; irregular margins, clipped top right	XF	$70
	OH17784	Munroe Falls	Munroe Falls Mfg Co.	1838	$2	Unl	1772-02	Unl	--	Tiny full uniform margins are seen on this issue by the New England Bank Note Co.; the centering is also very good	Ch VF+	$155
	OH64648	Munroe Falls	Munroe Falls Mfg Co.	1838	$5	Unl	1772-03	Unl	--	NEBNCo. engraved this issue with blacksmiths at left and dog guarding safe at right, very irregular margins	VF	$175
	OH80430	New London	H.H. Robinson	185-	$1	Unl	1869-05	Unl	--	A scrip note from Butler County, Ohio with uniform margins, centering shifted slightly toward the top	Ch CU	$70
	OH37448	New Salem	Jefferson Bank of New Salem	1817	$1	J-126	1904-05	335-G12	--	Imprinted R.G. Harrison and depicting Revolutionary Period soldiers at the center, this early banking example has its margins trimmed to the frame lines with good centering	AU++	$125
	OH89451	Newark	Newark Plank Road Co.	185-	$1	Unl	1935-01	Unl	--	Rawdon, Wright, hatch & Edison prepared this bond remainder exhibiting full uniform margins & good centering	Ch AU+	$175
	OH17804	Newark	Town Council of Newark Scrip	1841	$0.125	Unl	1949-02	Unl	--	This piece of fractional Town Scrip has very tiny full margins and good centering; men and farm animals seen at center	Ch VF+	$235
	OH42475	Newton	Bank of Newton	1846	$1	Unl	1974-01	Unl	--	Nice uniform margins on all sides of this well centered note by Doolittle & Munson, large gray ONE at the bottom	AU+	$165
	OH26466	Newton	Bank of Newton	1846	$2	Unl	1974-03	345-G12	--	An example with a gray TWO at the bottom center, tiny margins cut just to the bottom center frame line and good overall centering; Additional notes: OH87922, VF @ $120	XF	$130
	OH87932	Newton	Bank of Newton	1846	$3	Unl	1974-05	345-G14	--	Margin cut in at the bottom, slightly and at the center of the top, certainly circulated but relatively clean	VF	$150
	OH26895	Newton	Bank of Newton	1846	$5	Unl	1974-07	345-G16	--	This note by Doolittle & Munson has tiny margins cut to the frame line at the top right and is quite clean for the grade; Additional notes:	XF+	$150
	OH17854	Orwell	Redeemable at Bank of Geauga	1863	$0.05	Unl	2144-01	Unl	--	The issuer of this Scrip remains unknown---only remainder notes are found today; this with full margins	Gem CU	$70
	OH17864	Orwell	Redeemable at Bank of Geauga	1863	$0.10	Unl	2144-02	Unl	--	This remainder Scrip is the product of an unknown issuer, printed in brown with full uniform margins	V Ch CU	$80
	OH17874	Orwell	Redeemable at Bank of Geauga	1863	$0.25	Unl	2144-03	Unl	--	A remainder from an unknown issuer, redeemable at the Bank of Geauga with full uniform margins	V Ch AU+	$85
	OH32127	Painesville	Geauga Insurance Co.	1839	$3	Unl	2160-03	Unl	--	Imprinted Chas. E. Ely, this Institution issued note presents a river steamer at top center, travelers by primitive train right and seal left with tiny full margins trimmed close at the right	VF	$325
	OH99794	Sandusky	Nes Silicon Steel Co.	187-	$5	Unl	2396-03	Unl	--	A remainder eight percent promissory bearer note over printed at the center with a fancy FIVE in red with large various size full margins; Additional notes: OH23146, Ch AU+ @ $70	Ch CU	$75
	OH54828	Tiffin	Ohio Savings Institute	1855	$1	Unl	2521-04	Unl	--	Stone mason at center with uniform small margins and good centering on note by Danforth, Wright & Co.; Additional notes: OH94553, AU @ $205	AU+	$215
	OH40079	Tiffin	Ohio Savings Institute	1855	$2	Unl	2521-07	Unl	--	Danforth, Wright & Co. engraved this issue with a maiden at top left, two females at center by shield & a small train at lower right, displaying good centering within varying size and shape full margins	Ch AU	$195
	OH54838	Tiffin	Ohio Savings Institute	1857	$5	Unl	2521-10	Unl	--	Uniform margins, cut in at the right end, ink spots at upper left and right margins, red FIVE overprint variety	AU+	$230
	OH23136	Union Furnace	Hocking Valley Iron Co. Scrip	1868	$0.25	Unl	2030-03	Unl	--	Printed entirely in light brown, this R-5 Store Scrip has semi-uniform full margins and good centering	Gem AU	$175
	OH38678	Vesuvius	Vesuvius Furnace Store Scrip	ca1862	$0.25	Unl	--	Unl	--	A very clean large full margined Store Scrip remainder by Ehrgott & Krebs, Cin., O, featuring a river steamer at the center	V Ch AU+	$155
	OH56957	Warren	Western Reserve Bank	1863	$5	Unl	2741-34	435-C64	--	A contemporary counterfeit of a Rawdon, Wright, & Hatch issue with tiny margins & large gray "5" center	VF/XF	$410
	OH26927	West Union	Bank of West Union	1840	$10	W-226	2824-24	440-G56a	--	Engraved by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, this issue has brown rosettes verso and the margins are cut to the frame lines on the face	VF+	$175
	OH94562	Wilmington	Goshen, Wil'ton & Columbus T'pike Co.	1840	$10	Unl	2851-02	Unl	--	An early road enterprise issue with small full irregular margins and good centering; Additional notes: OH94552, XF+ @ $240	Ch XF+	$250

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