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Washington, NC - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 657

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Washington, NC - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 657
Washington, NC - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 657 The First NB Ch. # 4997An otherwise Fine note with widely scattered oxidation inclusions being the only real distractions. From the only issuing bank in the entire county, this piece comes to the collecting community as one of but nine large survivors from here documented by Kelly. This locale asserts to be the first town named in honor of George Washington and was a center of contention between Union and aggressor forces during the Civil War, with much of the town devastated by a fire on April 30, 1864 set by Federal troops to destroy naval stores whose capture was threatened by superior Rebel forces. The town was rebuilt, only to again be devastated by a major conflagration on September 3, 1900. The Washington Historic Preservation District encompasses in excess of 600 buildings and is a major tourist attraction. The note offered tonight comes from an area with a rich historical heritage and because of its scarcity will likely sell 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