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1 Dollar Farmers' Bank
| Issuer | Farmers' Bank of Belchertown, Massachusetts |
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| Year | 1827 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (1 USD) |
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| Obverse description | The face of this early American obsolete note is printed with intricate geometric lathe-work patterns and repeated microlettering across the field, elements characteristic of early 19th-century bank note engraving intended as anti-counterfeiting measures. The central text block carries the bank's promise-to-pay obligation, flanked by denomination numerals at each corner. The overall layout follows the typeset-and-engraved format common to New England state-chartered banks of the 1820s. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is uniface, left entirely unprinted, with the plain paper surface now heavily toned and worn, showing through-impressions of the obverse design consistent with the note's age and circulation. |
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| Protection description | Intricate geometric guilloche patterns produced by geometric lathe engraving; repeated tiny lettering integrated into the design to deter counterfeiting |
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