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Miami, FL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The First Miami, FL

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:325.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
Miami, FL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The First Miami, FL
<B>Miami, FL</B></I> - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 <B>The First NB</B></I> Ch. # (S)6370<BR>A wonderful new discovery from the Midwest Cash Hoard. To those accustomed to Miami's size and banking influence today, the Miami of the 1902 to 1929 era harks back to a time when this community was an unsettled mangrove swamp serving only as the terminus for the Florida East Coast Railroad. In 1900, the city's population was only 1700, and, until the Florida boom of the late 1920's the city's population never reached 25,000. As a result, only two banks were founded in Miami through 1929, one of which lasted just four years before disappearing in 1907. (To put this into perspective, Ocala, for example, had five banks chartered during that period, and Gainesville three.) Large notes from here have always been rare, with one bank unreported and this bank offering a census that now stands at just seven examples of all types, including two Red Seals, one Date Back, and, with this newly discovered piece, four Plain Backs. Interestingly, this is the only $10 large note of any type recorded to date as well. It grades a decent <B>About Fine,</B></I> with a bit of soiling on the back but no real distractions whatever. With the number of collectors from this state, and the paucity of notes available from here, expect to see some serious competition before the hammer falls on this rarity tonight.