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Montpelier, VT - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 467 The F Montpelier, VT

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:4,250.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
Montpelier, VT - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 467 The F Montpelier, VT
<B>Montpelier, VT</B></I> - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 467 <B>The First NB</B></I> Ch. # 748<BR>An absolutely marvelous $5 Vermont Brown Back with every attribute a collector could want. The paper is as bright as the day the note rolled off the press, the colors are vibrant, and the pen signatures of Ralph B. Denny, A. Cashier and Len E. Smith, V. President, are bold and clear. As the accompanying paper work makes clear, this note survived due to the fact that it was presented to Ralph Denny's daughter at Christmas in 1919. She later gave it to her daughter, who presented it to her child in December of 1968. For all intents and purposes this note is new, having clearly never circulated, but it has picked up a few storage folds over the years. For the fold counters, it grades Very Fine. For collectors living in the real world, it grades a glorious <B>Extremely Fine</B></I> with the eye appeal and desirability of a new note. As the census reports no extant Brown Backs whatever from this bank, this may be the one opportunity this generation of collectors will ever have to obtain any example featuring this "circus poster" layout. Whatever figure this note realizes tonight, it will likely look more than reasonable tomorrow morning.