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Auction: 314 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 250

State of Mississippi. Jackson. $50. Dated Feb. 7, 1862. Due June 1, 1864. Cr.2Ac. No.3695. Plate A. Bold orange underprint. Field hand on horse pulling cotton wagon. Portrait of Colonel Haynes, State treasurer, signer. Negro picking cotton. Printed by American Bank Note Co., NY and NO. The original set of plates was most likely ordered before hostilities broke out, and the words "Military Fund" indicate that it was clear that war was in the wind. Four full margins. Mounting remnants on the back in the upper corners, otherwise F-VF. Quite attractive.

Sold for
$325