[CURRENCY]. More than 100 notes from the Owl Creek Bank of Mount Vernon, Ohio. Ca 1816-1818.
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$700 -
$1,000
Sold for $2,835
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CURRENCY]. More than 100 notes from the Owl Creek Bank of Mount Vernon, Ohio. Ca 1816-1818.
A group of approx. 66 notes of a $3 denomination, and approx. 61 notes of a $1 denomination, all from the Owl Creek Bank of Mount Vernon [Ohio]. Each note features a center vignette of an owl behind which is visible a wooded scene with a structure and water wheel.
The Owl Creek Bank was a short-lived institution that was in business from 1816 to roughly 1818. A detailed history of the bank and its demise can be found in Anthony Banning's A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 inclusive; comprising biographical sketches, anecdotes ... together with complete lists of senators, representatives, sheriffs ... and also, a sketch of Kenyon college and other institutions of learning and religion within the county ...." [With:] A group of 10 Illinois & Michigan Canal promissory notes.
Conditions vary, some with heavy wear, toning, and losses, and others good.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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