Boston, Massachusetts. Bank of the Republic. 186x $50. PCGS Currency

Boston, Massachusetts. Bank of the Republic. 186x $50. PCGS Currency Very Choice New 64 Apparent. Hole Punch Cancelled; Small Edge Tear at Upper Left. Proof. (MA-335-G14a). Plate A. Imprint of the American Bank Note Company. Bank title evident along the top margin with "FIFTY" framing the totality of the engraved design. Subsidiary title block at center with associated guarantee text. Grey predominates the underprint and comes best expressed by "FIFTY" repeated dozens of times while additional geometric lathework comes executed in a similar shade at left and right. Hues of vermillion nonetheless accompany and frame elements such as the signature and serial number panels and the topmost title block. State die at left with rounded counter above emblazoned "50." Vignette depicting two young girls at right with counter emblazoned "50" above with smaller ovoid "50" counters flanking the larger counter while a total of (5) rounded POCs may be found in the signature panels. This institution ultimately became the National Bank of the Republic of Boston (Charter# 379) in 1864. PCGS Currency comments "Hole Punch Cancelled; Small Edge Tear at Upper Left." Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500. Provenance: From the Caine Collection. Whitman Plate Note.

Estimate:£448.61

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