New Orleans, Louisiana. City of New Orleans. January 1, 1863. $5. PCGS Currency Choice About New 55. Hole Punch Cancelled. (Unlisted). R.C. Root, Anthony & Co., New York. Trio of punch cancels seen along the top. Allegorical females at left. Mother pelican feeds her young at right. Green protectors at center. Green tinted die at upper right. Ornate green printed back. Fully signed and issued. Civil War date. Series authorized December 8, 1862 (Ordinance 6106) to fund taxes due and payable in 1862 and remaining unpaid on January 1, 1863. You can count the number of known examples on one hand. Tied for the finest example we have seen. A year ago, we sold another Choice AU for $780.