Charleston, South Carolina. Bank of Charleston. 1830s-61 $7. PMG Very Fine 25 Net. Repaired, Tear. (SC-10 G8) Sheheen 58. Plate A. Low serial number 53. Imprint of Draper, Toppan, Longacre & Co. Phila & NY. Allegorical female at center. A pair of intricate “7" dies flank each side. Different train and bridge vignettes at the upper corners. Early Civil War date. PMG notes Repaired; Tear. The bank was organized in 1835 and eventually became the Bank of Charleston, National Banking Association in 1872. This $7 note was part of a series that issued odd denominations of $6, $7, $8, $9. This is the first example we have sold of any denomination as they really are quite rare.
