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10 Dollars Bordentown Banking Co. - New Jersey
| Issuer | Bordentown Banking Co. |
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| Year | 1850-1859 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Upper left corner bears a small circular floral motif enclosing the numeral 10, with a portrait vignette of a well-dressed gentleman at the lower left. The central oval vignette portrays a meeting scene between Native Americans and European settlers, with a steam locomotive vignette at the bottom center. Inscriptions name the issuing institution and include a promise-to-pay clause, with the imprint of the American Bank Note Company. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a uniformly margined design in red-brown ink, with an overall scalloped decorative pattern filling the field, and the issuing bank name inscribed at center. |
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The Bordentown Banking Co. was one of New Jersey's older chartered institutions, operating in a town that had genuine commercial importance as a stop on the Delaware and Raritan Canal corridor. The American Bank Note Company — formed in 1858 through the consolidation of seven competing security printers — would place this note firmly toward the end of the decade range if the ABNCo imprint appears, since earlier impressions from the same plate may carry predecessor firm credits.
Worth checking: the Haxby G20a designation implies an "a" plate variety, suggesting at least one other plate state exists for this denomination. Distinguishing them typically comes down to imprint wording and minor vignette retouching.