I have the feeling that some of you may question my sanity in purchasing this particular note, but I ended up acquiring this note for a small fraction of what the seller initially wanted. Regardless, as some of you may know already, I enjoy collecting banknotes from my local area. Shelbyville, Tennessee, is about 30 minutes away from me and is about halfway between the Jack Daniels Distillery and where I live currently. Overall, there are only 5 brown back notes in the census for this bank, with this being the 6th.
I'm glad your satisfied,to me its just to torn up but what do you expect.It certainly wasn't supposed to last 100+ years.
At least Shelbyville is in a "wet" county, but not on Sunday. As for collecting hometown nationals, sometimes the only known example is a well used piece that probably crossed many a bar top.
I like it, sometimes I would rather buy something in poor condition than never buy it because It's too expensive in good condition
Wonderful addition, congratulations. She ain’t all that pretty, but she likes to fish and she drinks beer !
I'm not going to question your sanity at all. You keep on collecting what you like! While that note is in really rough shape, it's a neat little piece of history.
@Bradley Trotter My wife's family came from that area, too. They're mostly from Tullahoma, and some from Winchester. My in-laws grew up and went to school with Dinah Shore.
Thanks for the post. What are the denominations of the other 5-6 known brownbacks from Shelbyville, TN?
Unfortunately, I don't have access to any further census information; I'm sure someone else would be able to provide an answer to your line of questioning. The figure cited is just for the $5 "Brownbacks," according to the dealer I bought this note from.
My home town bank is White Plains, NY I had 2 large size fives plain back sold them many years ago. I was happy to get them.
Any 1882 Brown Back is an extremely cool item. I often dabble in these "roached rarities" myself. The 1796 S-99 cent I have posted recently is a good example - the price was certainly right as well.