(Springfield), IL - Bank of Lucas & Simonds $10 185_ IL-765 G10 SENC. Proof. PCGS Very Choice New 64. This $10 proof has a superb layout is nearly a Gem. It is was printed on the $1C-$2A-$10A-$20A sheet layout. An India paper proof mounted on original card by Danforth, Bald & Co., Cincinnati. Decorative \"X\" dies are diagonal in the upper corners, and a large \"10\" die is at left center. The first part of the bank title is at right center above the vignette and the latter part is below, centered above the denomination. The main vignette shows horses frightened by an oncoming train, with one man struggling to gain control of the rearing animal. Ceres crouches in a field at lower right, with the abundant crop obscuring all but the top section of the farmhouse in the background. Plate A. Noted as \"Hole Punch Cancelled\" and \"Mounted on Card Stock\" as made. Another stunning denomination and likely the finest known of its type. Ex: Christie's Important Early American Bank Notes 1810-1874 from the Archives of the American Bank Note Company, September 14-15, 1990, part of lot 383; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. \n\n
From Newman VIII (Heritage Auctions, 11/2017), lot 28545, realized $528. Image and description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, https://ha.com.
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