New York, New York. Metropolitan Bank. 18xx $10. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Proof.(NY-1775-G10-Unlisted). No. None. Plate C. Imprint of Danforth, Wright & Company New York & Philadelphia at left along the bottom margin. There were four examples of this proof on a solitary sheet in the 1990 Christies Sale. A beautifully balanced layout features the trio of allegorical females that were adapted later for use by the Confederate States of America for the Type 17 notes. Unusual perpendicular color protectors flank the vignette and offer a pleasing sight magnified by broad and even margins. Another superb example from an advanced collection and a piece representative of an institution that became the Metropolitan National Bank of New York (Charter# 1121) in 1865.
