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Auction: 9USA - Schingoethe Obsolete Currency Collection Part 15
Lot: 373

NY. New York. Chemical Bank. $2. 18_. (NY-1505 G86). Proof on India paper. Allegorical females. Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, right. SHD-DSH. EF-AU, light foxing. Chemical Bank got its name from the fact that it was originally in the business of making medicines. In 1857 during the crash, it was one of only two New York banks that did not suspend specie payments. [1] Estimate US$ 300-500

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