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Illinois Obsolete Currency

 

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Image

ID

City

Bank

Date Den Cr.

Haxby

Description

Grade

Price

IL76360 Bloomington Chi, Alton & St. Louis RR 18-- $10 Unl Unl R.C. Root, Anthony & Co. produced this Railroad Promissory Note with full uniform margins and good centering Gem CU $295
IL71909 Caledonia Bluff City Bank 18-- $5 Unl 95-S5 A scarce spurious note with unusual green onderprinting outlining FIVE in white, with uniform full margins & nicely centered VF $395
IL78690 Chicago Bank of Chicago 1852 $2 Unl Unl A great central Railroad vignette, engraving by Toppan, Carpenter & Co. with uniform tiny margins cut to the line at left *SOLD* VF $195
IL78700 Chicago Bank of Chicago 1852 $3 Unl Unl Toppan, Carpenter & Co. prepared this issue with a red THREE protector, this note has irregular margins, cut in at several spots F+ $215
IL53038 Chicago Chicago Marine & Fire 18-- $1 Unl Unl All modes of transportation represented on this New England BNC engraved note; uniform small margins, well centered Ch AU+ $205
IL46557 Chicago Chicago Marine & Fire 18-- $3 Unl Unl A few wrinkles, as made, on this odd denomination note with uniform full small margins, well centered, remainder AU+ $200
IL41737 Chicago Chicago Marine & Fire 18-- $5 Unl Unl A remainder with tiny but full margins, well centered, light toning, as all are, clean, engraved by New England Bank Note Co. AU $195
IL76370 Dixon Dixon Hotel 18-- $2 Unl Unl An unusual combination--a Hotel affiliated with a Banking House; the note exhibiting full uniform margins and nice centering Ch AU $275
IL78710 Dixon Ferry Dixon Hotel 1836 $3 Unl Unl The NEBN Co. prepared this issue with cherubs in the central vignette; tiny margins cut to the secondary frame line at the left end Unc $325
IL41757 Dunton J.N. Olmsted 1861 $0.50 Unl Unl A colorful fractional scrip note from a dry goods dealer with irregular full tiny margins, well centered, bright and clean AU+ $485
IL71919 La Salle Illinois & Rock River RR 1841 $1 Unl Unl A clean note engraved by Durand & Co., with a blotted ink drop at right, uniform small margins, cut close at right VF+ $250
IL51047 Lockport State Bank 18-- $1 S-420 Unl A more common remainder by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch with three giant margins, centering shifted slightly toward the top Ch AU+ $150
IL24753 Lockport State Bank 18-- $10 S-440 Unl A remainder with a small internal folds away from CU,small full irregular margins by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, engravers AU+ $110
IL78720 Lockport State Bank 18-- $20 S-448 Unl Engraved by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch with uniform full varying size margins, good centering, a remainder Ch CU $145
IL39064 Rock Island Rock Island 1852 $5 R-402 205-G22 This is a tough note to locate in any grade; this example has been circulated extensively, but is 100% there, with the usual soil F+ $360
IL46597 Springfield Internal Improvement 1840 $1 I-550 Unl A fully issued note by Woodruff & Hammond issued by the City of Springfield with uniform margins, well centered, clean CU $110
IL46607 Springfield Internal Improvement 1840 $2 I-554 Unl A note with full small margins, a small internal diagonal fold, good centering, engraving by Woodruff & Hammond Unc $150
IL78730 Springfield Internal Improvement 1840 $3 I-562 Unl Large margins surround this fully issued note by the Public Works of IL; centering is very good Ch CU $175
IL34657 Springfield Internal Improvement 1840 $5 I-568 Unl Another Internal Improvement note with Choice centering within nice uniform margins Ch CU $135
IL76380 Springfield Internal Improvement 1840 $10 Unl Unl This issue exhibits great uniform full margins and excellent centering---a choice note indeed, bright and clean Gem CU $225
IL78740 Springfield State Bank 18-- $5 Unl 775-G210 Depicting an early steam locomotive at center this issue has uniform larger margins & centering shifted downward Ch CU $145
IL33080 Springfield State Bank 18-- $10 Unl 775-G214 A high grade reminder by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch with small full uniform margins, well centered and clean CU $95

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