Newport, New Hampshire. $10 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 480. The First NB. Charter #888. PCGS Currency About New 50 Apparent. Minor Stains on Back and in Margins. Sharply detailed design elements are found on this vividly printed $10 Brown Back. The $10 Brown Backs of 1882 features a vignette at left titled Franklin and Electricity, depicting the founding fathers famous kite experiment. At right is the vignette America Seizing the Lightning. The motifs on the face are evocative of an early nation just seizing upon the benefits of the electrical revolution. PCGS Currency comments "Minor Stains on Back and in Margins."
