Bank of South County $5
1851-56 Proof. Durand 2259, Haxby RI-515 G8, Bowers W-RI-1510-005-G040
“The $5 design has a pleasing layout with the focal point being a vignette of a mechanic standing, holding a large sledge in front of a giant V with factories in the distance flanked by two oval female portraits. The note is printed on India paper with the usual small POCs in the signature lines.”
Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., engravers.
Ex Coll. Charles R. Pease, Jr.