Mechanics Bank $2
1820s Proof. Durand 1556, Haxby RI-340 G14
“Imprint of A.B. & C. Durand & Wright. India paper only. Top center, between the dies, seated ancient Greek man (signed by A.B. Durand), buildings in background. Left end, Washington. Right end, Lafayette. Possibly the Haxby Plate Note.”
Ex Coll. Herb and Martha Schingoethe
A depiction of Solon, the 6th-century Athenian poet, statesman and lawmaker. A.B. Durand’s imprint is at lower right.