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Adams, NY - $5 Original Fr. 394 The First NB

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Adams, NY - $5 Original Fr. 394 The First NB
Adams, NY - $5 Original Fr. 394 The First NB Ch. # 71Unique to our best knowledge, with this only the second offering ever from this "First Hundred Charter" bank. The bank was itself in business for barely ten years, having liquidated early in 1873, and by 1910 only $792 was listed as outstanding, all of course in First Charter Original Series notes. Our consignor purchased this specimen at Lester Merkin's October 31, 1973 sale of the M.O. Warns first hundred charter collection, where it realized $140, a exceedingly high sum for that era. No other examples from here were known previously, and no others have been discovered to date. Grading a pleasing Fine, the note is evenly circulated and displays no problems or defects of any kind. In this market, where rarity is now recognized and priced for what it is, any estimate is but a guess, but this unique item, which will be of interest to collectors nationwide, will likely realize somewhere in the range of... <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. <BR><BR><B>IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RESERVES:</B> Heritage now divulges all reserves on its web site 7 days before every auction. If you want to know whether the reserve on this lot has been met, and if not, what the reserve amount is, please visit this lot page on the HeritageCoin.com web site, or email: bid@HeritageGalleries.com