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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2903

Philadelphia Museum Company (PA), One Share Capital Stock, 1840, ornate border, about EF. The Philadelphia Museum had its origins in the collection of Charles Wilson Peale. After several attempts Charles´ son Rembrandt incorporated the company in 1821. The museum remained in the Philadelphia arcade until 1836 when a new building was constructed. Hit by hard economic times, the museum sold its collection in the 1850s. [3]

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$220