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5 Dollars Mechanics Bank - New York
| Issuer | Mechanics Bank, Brooklyn, New York |
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| Year | 1855 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | STATE OF NEW YORK The Mechanics Bank Will pay on demand FIVE DOLLARS to the bearer Brooklyn. April 1st 1855 Danforth Wright & Co. New York & Philadelphia |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, presenting plain cream-coloured cotton paper with no design elements, lettering, or security features. The surface shows age-related toning, fold lines, and scattered manuscript notations consistent with contemporary use. |
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Danforth, Wright & Co. occupied a brief but productive window in American siderographic printing — the firm name appears only in the mid-1850s, representing one of several reorganizations among the interconnected partnerships that eventually consolidated into the American Bank Note Company in 1858. Notes bearing this imprint are effectively dated by the name alone.
The Mechanics Bank of Brooklyn was a state-chartered institution operating under New York's free banking laws. By 1855 Brooklyn was still an independent city, three decades from consolidation into New York City, and its banks issued currency in their own name accordingly.