Washington, District of Columbia. Bank of Washington. 18xx $10. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. Proof.(DC-385-G34P). Plate B. Imprint of Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. Portrait of Washington at center surrounded by the implements of war and statecraft (a rare arrangement for the period) with ovoid "10" counters at left and right. Simple end panels typical of the period at left and right. The leftmost panel is emblazoned "TEN" opposite its counterpart at right which carries the words "INCORPORATED BY CONGRESS" and speaks to the circumstance behind the formation of this bank. This Proof is quite possible unique for the design per the <em>Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money Vol. 8.</em> which mentions that only a single impression for this denomination was offered in the 1990 ABNCo sale conducted by Christies. PMG comments "Discoloration."From the Caine Collection.<p>Christies sale of the ABNCo Archives, September 1990; Schingoethe Collection; Smythe; Tom Denly; Stacks Capital City Sale of October 2007, Lot 1208; Whitman Plate Note.
