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nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 02/11/2007 7:57 pm Can anyone tell me something about this note. I have found three of them in the back of a draw where they have been sitting since I purchased them who knows when. they are lettered A through C and do not appear to be signed. They all seem Crisp with no creases or folds though the colour indicates they may have been wet at some time or maybe its supposed to be brown.... http://www.coincommunity.org/galler.../Picture.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

coldshot Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 02/11/2007 10:05 pm That is a canal bank 20$ bill. It is from the Canal Bank in New Orlean's between 1833 to 1844 these are called obsolete notes. The Canal Bank has some very attractive viggnettes on their currency. I found this one on ebay today for just under 40.00 most were never used. Image: obv.jpg 24.83 KB Image: vig.jpg 34.23 KB Image: rev.jpg 19.17 KB Edited by coldshot 02/11/2007 10:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 02/12/2007 2:16 pm Thanks Coldshot Report this Post to the Staff
sell-it-store New Member 21 Posts	Posted 02/14/2007 3:25 pm A little more info: The "A", "B", and "C" are plate positions on the four subject sheet. "A" was at the top of the sheet, "D" would be the bottom position, so this is probably a cut sheet, minus the bottom note. The aging of the paper is not from being wet. The backs are printed with color inks. These were some of the first color inks used for currency and many formulations were not stable. Direct contact with adjacent sheets has caused the aging. These Canal and Citizens Bank remainders were stored in large stacks for many years before being thrown out by the bank around the 1960s-70s. -Russell Kaye, Sellitstore Edited by sell-it-store 02/14/2007 8:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 02/14/2007 4:22 pm Thanks Russell my wife tells me she gave D to my mother in law last year as she lived in the New Orleans Area. Its a nice bit of history so I think I will hang on to them for a while. Report this Post to the Staff
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