New York, New York. 1882 Brown Back $10 Fr. 480. The NB of Commerce. Charter #733. PCGS Currency Gem New 66 PPQ. The $10 Brown Backs of 1882 feature 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. Bold brown overprint inks are found on the face, with a scalloped Treasury Seal to the lower right of center, charter number 733 at right and SERIES 1882 vertically in small letters left of center. This example has machine printed bank officers signatures, a process employed by many of the nations largest note issuing banks at the time. The back is vividly printed in striking brown inks and displays the state seal at left and an eagle upon a shield at right.
