Obsolete Currency, Fall River, MA, $1, Proof

Obsolete CurrencySuperb Metacomet Bank Vignette Type

Fall River, MA, The Metacomet Bank, $1, India Paper Proof, Almost Uncirculated.
Haxby MA-580 G2. PRF-R6. A superb top center vignette that was custom designed for the bank, never being seen on any other banks' notes. The Indians in the canoe appear to being spearing a small whale and this is how the Gwynne & Day counterfeit detector of the day described it. However, it is tough to tell whether it is a small shark. No matter what, it is a striking image with great ferocity and focus. Well rendered by Baldwin, Adams & Co. Above average quality, many of this type were badly damaged during storage by the ABN. This is lightly stamped in the back by the ABN with some bleed through to the face. There is a small repair that is difficult to see in the lower left vignette. This is only the third proof from this bank we have offered, the majority are in collections.