Sheridan, Montana. R.P. Bateman. ND (ca. 1877). 25 Cents. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. Remainder. Unissued remainder. Printed on bond paper. Small format scrip note. Lithographed on both sides in two colors with imprint W. S. George & Co., Print. Lansing, Mich. Undertint across most of the note is light green with fine lathe background. Top title in red with bold red "50" counter in the center styled like the First Issue Fractional Currency back counter. Each corner with red "50" within pattern frames. Flanking the left and right of the counter is merchants text. At the left, "Wholesale and Retail/DRY GOODS,/….." and at the right "Dealer in Groceries,/CLOTHING./….& c. &c." Space for serial number at the left. At bottom, red signature block. Unnumbered and unsigned. The Issuer Not in Durand. Rarity 7 (1-5 known). R.P. Bateman was one of only a couple of merchants in town at the time. Easily the nicest of the couple we have seen. In 2007 we sold a pair of notes from the Ford collection for an average of around $800 each. Those were far inferior AU notes with mounting remnants.
