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Large Size Type Notes > Interest Bearing Notes

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Fr. 196 $10 1864
Grade: Ch. VF    

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This wonderful note was previously described in a CAA sale as: "A gorgeous piece with the bright, bold colors that are simply never seen on this type. This is the second finest in collectors' hands. There is an Extremely Fine known, and that resides in the ANA Museum. It is entirely possible that the ANA Museum piece, as well as most of the reported 196's, are likely misattributed. Early collectors made no distinction between this very rare Fr. 196 and the far-more-common Fr. 196a printed by the National Bank Note Company. It's quite possible that as few as five Fr. 196's exist. This piece is totally problem-free save for a few small pinholes. It also has excellent margins and ideal color. An extremely rare and underrated note that Malcolm Trask acquired from Robert Friedberg in the 1950's. Prior to that, it had been in a New Netherlands sale, and before that, it was owned by F.C.C. Boyd. It's one of the few Trask notes that has been recorded in any known census. From the collection of Malcolm A. Trask."

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