$8 was a lot of money in 1835. Edit: BTW, what's unusual about this note? I mean, other than the uncommonly high grade, of course.
Beautiful Obsolete @panzerman , love the vignettes, especially the woman churning butter. Looks like they sell for some good money. http://currency.ha.com/c/search-res...y=1&Ntt=washtenaw+$8&ic4=KeywordSearch-071515
I happen to collect Washtenaw County obsoletes but that's one I have yet to add to my collection. And unless I hit the Powerball numbers, I probably never will. Wonderful banknote! I'm not sure whether this is a real question or if you mean there's a mystery we don't know about. $8 is a very unusual denomination for any bank. The Bank of Washtenaw only had one issue of this type.
Steve: My note is the first one in your search HA auctions. I have another $8 note from Patterson Bank/New Jersey....unsigned remainder.
