Bank of New-England At Goodspeed's Landing, Five Dollar Note (Partially Issued) - 1853 to 1865 - Connecticut, USA

Includes an archival grade document sleeve.

• Origin: Goodspeed's Landing, Connecticut, USA
• Authority: The Bank of New England (this note has a serial number but was not signed, meaning that it was only partially issued and likely never circulated as currency)
• Date: 1853 - 1865
• Denomination: 5 Dollars
• Mint: American Bank Note Company
• Size: Approximately 7 x 3 inches
• Face Side: Left top circular motif with numeral 5 in center, lower left large vignette of ships docked at a bay, center bottom portrait of a young woman, right top circular motif with the word FIVE in center, Green FIVE overprint top center.
• Back Side: Large green Block lettering of FIVE
• Notes: This is an example of obsolete paper money—a type of currency issued by thousands of American banks, companies, states, and other entites before the federal government began printing money during the Civil War. These notes were issued solely under the authority of the banks that printed them and lacked backing from precious metals or government guarantees. Commonly, such notes include phrases like "State of" or the name of a specific bank. If a bank that issued these notes failed, its notes quickly became worthless. Much of the imagery on these notes was essentially the 19th century version of clip art or stock photos—often, they were simply premade engravings that the printing company had on hand.

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