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Illinois Obsolete Currency

 

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Image

ID

City

Bank

Date Den Cr.

Haxby

Description

Grade

Price

IL84101 Beardstown Champlin, Smith & Co. 185- $10 Unl Unl A $10 promissory note at 10% interest, with interest payable at the Banking House of J.C. Leonard & Co., toning at ends XF $295
IL76360 Bloomington Chi, Alton & St. Louis RR 18-- $10 Unl Unl R.C. Root, Anthony & Co. produced this Railroad Promissory Note with full uniform margins and good centering Gem CU $295
IL84891 Bloomington La Fayette Bank 1858 $5 Unl 65-C8a A counterfeit by Danforth, Wright & Co. with varying size margins, well centered, clean for the grade VF+ $385
IL87271 Chicage Bank of Chicago 1852 $1 Unl Unl Toppan Carpenter & Co. prepared this issue with a red ONE overprint; margions are tiny & irregular F+ $165
IL53038 Chicago Chicago Marine & Fire Ins. 18-- $1 Unl Unl All modes of transportation represented on this New England BNC engraved note; uniform small margins, well centered Ch AU+ $205
IL84911 Chicago Chicago Marine & Fire Ins 18-- $2 Unl Unl A remainder well centered within uniform  medium sized margins; engraved by New England Bank Note Co. Ch CU $235
IL84901 Chicago Chicago Marine & Fire Ins 18-- $2 Unl Unl A well handled duplicate of the above note by New England Bank Note Co. VF+ $190
IL46557 Chicago Chicago Marine & Fire Ins. 18-- $3 Unl Unl A few wrinkles, as made, on this odd denomination note with uniform full small margins, well centered, remainder AU+ $200
IL41737 Chicago Chicago Marine & Fire Ins. 18-- $5 Unl Unl A remainder with tiny but full margins, well centered, light toning, as all are, clean, engraved by New England Bank Note Co. AU $195
IL87281 Chicago Merchants & Planters Bank 1838 $100 Unl 175-S6a A spurious issue with no engraver noted; margins are irregular and cut to the frame line at the left, red rays verso VF $395
IL86461 Chicago Marine Fire Ins. of Sinipee, WI 1844 $2 Unl 740-G10 A very well centered note within tiny uniform full margins; a Wisconsin bank payable at their office in Chicago CU $295
IL78710 Dixons Ferry Dixon Hotel Company 1836 $3 Unl Unl The NEBN Co. prepared this issue with cherubs in the central vignette; tiny margins cut to the secondary frame line at the left end Unc $325
IL87291 Dixons Ferry Dixon Hotel Company 1838 $5 Unl Unl An unusual combination--a Hotel affiliated with a Banking House; this example exhibiting tiny uneven margins XF+ $245
IL84921 Elgin Elgin Bank 18-- $1 Unl Unl A remainder from the Elgin Bank of D. Clark & Co., Elgin, IL payable in Rome, NY.  Well centered within uniform margins Ch AU $365
IL84931 Elgin Elgin Bank 18-- $2 Unl Unl The Elgin Bank of D. Clark & Co., Elgin, IL payable in Rome, NY, engraved by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. Ch CU $525
IL84941 Jackson Exporting, Mining & Mfg, Bank 1836 $5 Unl Unl A scarce note in any grade, this pen cancelled issue is clean & bright for the grade & well centered within full margins VF $995
IL84961 Lockport Branch State Bank at Chicago 1839 $1 B-156 Unl An Illinois & Michigan Canal Co. time draft with good centering within tiny margins, cut cancelled VF+ $65
IL87311 Lockport State Bank 1846 $1 S-420 Unl A fully issued, cut cancelled example by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch with full tiny irregular margins VF $85
IL87321 Lockport State Bank 1841 $2.50 Unl Unl A somewhat soiled example with full uniform margins & good centering; fully issued & cut cancelled by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch F+ $110
IL85001 Lockport State Bank 1840 $5 S-436 Unl A bright clean example of this cut cancelled Rawdon, Wright & Hatch engraved note centered within full irregular margins XF $95
IL85011 Lockport State Bank 18-- $10 S-440 Unl A remainder with a small internal folds away from CU,small full uniform margins; by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch Ch AU $115
IL81930 Lockport State Bank 18-- $20 S-448 Unl Engraved by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch with uniform full varying size margins, good centering *SOLD* Ch CU $165
IL88841 Mount Carmel Citizens Bank 18-- $5 Unl 550-G6a A Proof on India by Baldwin, Bald & Cousland with uniform full margins, a red lacy overall overprinting, PMG 66 EPQ Gem Prf $1250
IL85021 Oregon County of Ogle Treasurer 1865 $100 Unl Unl A Treasurers Bounty Warrant for Volunteers prepared by Culver, Page & Hoyne; perfect centering in large margins Gem AU $350
IL87331 Rock Island Rock Island Bank 1852 $1 Unl 705-G10 Danforth Bald & Co. prepared this note exhibiting tiny uniform margins & well centered AU $385
IL85031 Springfield State Fund Commis-sioner 1840 $100 F-800 Unl A punch and ink cancelled interest bearing Public Works Warrant with no engraver noted; well centered in full margins VF $130
IL46597 Springfield Internal Improvement 1840 $1 I-550 Unl A fully issued note by Woodruff & Hammond issued by the City of Springfield with uniform margins, well centered, clean CU $110
IL46607 Springfield Internal Improvement 1840 $2 I-554 Unl A note with full small margins, a small internal diagonal fold, good centering, engraving by Woodruff & Hammond Unc $150
IL34657 Springfield Internal Improvement 1840 $5 I-568 Unl Another Internal Improvement note with Choice centering within nice uniform margins Ch CU $160
IL85051 Springfield State Bank 18-- $5 Unl 775-G210 Depicting an early steam locomotive at center this issue having uniform margins & good centering Ch CU $145
IL85061 Springfield State Bank 18-- $5 Unl 775-G210 Engraved by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, this remainder displays slightly irregular full margins with good centering XF $100
IL33080 Springfield State Bank 18-- $10 Unl 775-G214 A high grade reminder by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch with small full uniform margins, well centered and clean CU $95
IL85071 Springfield State Bank 1843 $50 Unl Unl A high denomination Certificate of Deposit with 1851 dividend payment stamped at center; well centered in tiny margins VF/XF $340
IL83501 Virginia County of Cass 18-- $1 Unl Unl A very clean remainder issued for County business engraved by T.R. Whitney with irregular small full margins CU $295

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