Auction: 10USA - NYC Currency and Stock & Bond Auction
Lot: 1376
FL. St. Augustine. Southern Life Insurance & Trust Co. $5. Jan. 30, 1836. (Cassidy 257; Freeman 3C). The goddess Flora examining flowers in a garden, titled by Hatch. Decorative floral end panel with V in lathework oval. RWHE. VG-F, light toning, light foxing, pinholes. This insurance and trust company was the last bank chartered while Florida was still a Territory. The large capitalization was intended for use on long term loans for clearing and cultivating unimproved lands. The bank also had extensive dealings in cotton. Estimate US$ 300-500
Estimate
$300 to $500