Farmers and Manufacturer's Bank, Poughkeepsie NY (my hometown note)

Here is probably the most interesting new addition I got at CoinFest, and it's the closest I will ever get to a hometown note. My actual hometown, which borders Poughkeepsie, did not have a single obsolete issued, and while it did have Nationals, there are only 4 known and I have not been able to track down even a picture of one, let alone actually owning it, which I likely would not be able to afford.
So, the closest I can hope to accomplish is Poughkeepsie, directly north of me. I looked through quite a few New York obsoletes at the show and this one won out to be in my collection. I liked it and could afford it. So I brought it home!
I didn't realize until I got home that there is a "ghost image" on it. It appears that another note of the same type was placed over it at printing face to face but upside down.
I can't find any information about the bank so far. I am going to do some reasearch here locally, but I know there is no entry for it on Wikipedia. LOL. I might do some research with the Poughkeepsie Journal, the local newspaper, which has been in continuous production since 1785. I can't recall exactly, but it is either the 3rd oldest continuous newpaper in NY or in the USA. Unfortunatly the quality of the paper is sub-par at best but that doesn't really affect the note...
I paid $25 for it, and it is now tied for the most I've spent on a note (saving the two modern $50s that I was given for birthday gifts )

The note is of cource uniface. Why would the color of the paper be different like that? I am thinking it was not exposed to the air the same throughout it's 147 years of existance.

 

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Nice note, that is really neat. Nice pickup!

 

Billy...

Nice NY note!
Take a look at the darkened area of the note 3/4 of it looks like it has been treated with something..what that something is well...is beyond me.
Is there a sheen on the back of the note where the area is darker due to whats on it?

Perhaps it was being prepared for mounting and someone changed their mind and wiped it carefully on a vertical plane.

Some of the Obsolete guy's at CU may be better able to answer it as well...hate to say it but I think this is a bit out of my league..LOL

Would love to know when you find out.

RickieB

 

Thanks guys! Rickie, the sheen and texture is the same...I am thinking it's just faded at a disproportionate level...it's not shiny at all...it looks and feels like old books! I am guessing whoever had it before I did, and I would bet before the man I bought it from, didn't store it properly...I don't mind...I like it just the same!

 

very nice pickup billy! Finding hometown issued notes from alot of the small towns scattered around the country can be tough. Congrats on finding this note!!

 

Billy, I found a 10 cent note from the Farmers & Manufactures Bank on the net sold for $21.00 in VG condition.

Lou

 

Billy... you could be right..it could be just faded..it is strange that it is done like that in a straight vertical line 3/4 the width of the note.

If you find out for sure..man let me know..it's bugging me a little..

Great note and LSM has it's little brother to boot!!

RickieB

 

That's a terrific find. Enjoy it.

 

Nice note Lou! Hmm, I wonder if there are other denominations out there....Now you know I'm going to have to work on the complete set

Rickie, if my theory is correct, odds are there were other notes or even something else placed on top of it but not in an even stack...part of it was likely sticking out for a long period of time exposed to air or even sunlight...might not ever know...but that is IF my theory is right!

 

You very well could be right Billy.. sunlight does fade a lot of colors, fabrics, paper and other goods.
You just may be on to something there.

A microscopic inspection may reveal ink discoloration from fading as well as bleaching of the paper due to light exposure. Many museums restrict the use of flash photography due to photons striking objects of Art.

Regards,

RickieB