Lexington, MO - Farmers Bank of Missouri, at Lexington $2 Apr. 22, 1862 MO-15 G14a SENC. PCGS Fine 15 Apparent. The Farmers Bank of Missouri $2 notes are much rarer than the $1 examples. They were printed as the bottom of the $1A-$1B-$1C-$2A sheets at the American Bank Note Company. Like the $1 notes, they have dating and serial number variations. This note has the full imprint of the American Bank Note Co. Philada. at the bottom center. The main vignette at upper left shows two cows with a mill building in the distance. A large red \"2\" is at top center and a dog and safe motif is to the right. The title, denomination, and protector guilloche are below. Another half-turned, veiled woman, this time with a laurel leaf crown, is in the lower right. In red are the large \"2\" at the top and the red protector outlining the white TWO 2 TWO at the bottom. The final \"2\" digit is written into the blank at the end of the engraved \"186_\" date. Plate A. Serial no. 8450. \"Small Splits\" are noted, but this an attractive example. Based on three decades of observation, we believe these are three or four times rarer than the $1 notes. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society \n\n
From Newman VIII (Heritage Auctions, 11/2017), lot 28424, realized $1080. Image and description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, https://ha.com.
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