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1849 Bank of Montreal, $2 (10 shillings)

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Canada Start Price:1,000.00 CAD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 CAD
1849 Bank of Montreal, $2 (10 shillings)
SOLD
7,000.00CADto floor+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2010 Jul 15 @ 21:18UTC-3 : ADT
Lot pick-up: July 16th & 17th on the RCNA bourse floor from 10am-4pm. All lots not picked up after the show will be shipped at the bidders expense.

Catalogue Values & References: All values are listed in Canadian Funds.
Toronto Issue. CH 505-24-04a. Red TWO protector, engraved date, red HAMILTON overprint across top centre. Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson imprint. No signatures visible, nor sheet number; check letter is B. A presentable Good, with rough edges commensurate with the grade, and small pieces missing from bottom margin. Has a body tear about 3 cm long near the centre. There is a wonderful R.D. Phelps, Brantford, merchant's advertising stamp on the back, enhancing the historical value of this very rare note. Competition has recently become strong for early Bank of Montreal notes.