Connecticut, Danbury, Danbury Bank, $1, June 4, 1854, dog, safe, coins and paper money at center, allegorical females representing Agriculture at right and left ends, beehive at bottom center, rounded lower left corner, otherwise fine.    $35   photo

Connecticut, Danbury, Danbury Bank, $5, Jany 1, 1845, drovers with cattle and sheep at center, woman in large "V" at left, a couple of small ink notations on back, nice fine or a bit better.   $65   photo

Connecticut, Danbury, Wooster Bank of Danbury, $5, June 1, 1859, US Capitol at top, Zachary Taylor to right, Liberty ay lower right corner, partridges ? at bottom between signatures, teat at right, holes at left from careless dismounting, a damaged very good, net grade is perhaps almost good.   $30   photo

Connecticut Danbury, Lottery Ticket, Wooster House Prize Estate and Cash Fund, $2, February 1872, ticket was also good for "admission to a public entertainment to be given at the Opera House in Danbury July 4th, 1872", list of prizes on back, small thin area on back, otherwise fine.   $40   photo

Connecticut, Danbury, Bethel and Norwich, cardboard scrip, Young Hat Co., 12 Cents, no date (1930s), this company had factories at three locations and went out of business during the 1930s, metal frame, these are really depression scrip issues but have usually been collected as tokens in the past, a good case can be made for considering these to be paper money as are earlier cardboard scrip issues, extremely fine or better.   $8   photo   Similar, but 12 1/2 Cents, extremely fine or better. $8   photo

Connecticut, Derby, Derby Bank, $20, Oct 18, 1825, CT-100-G80, listed by Haxby only as a proof, this is definitely an issued example although it's missing a large piece at lower left, fair.   $20   photo

Connecticut, East Haddam, East Haddam Bank, $10, CT-105-G76, listed by Haxby as "SENC" (Surviving Example Not Confirmed), small punch cancellation and an old ink notation on back, nice fine.   $400   photo

Connecticut, Fairfield, Fairfield Loan and Trust Company, $1, Oct 15, 1841?, cow at left, cherub at center, reverse of US Draped Bust Silver Dollar at center, edge damage, especially at left, almost good.   $35   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Exchange Bank, $10, Oct 11, 1838, woman with flowers at center, three other nautical vignettes, tears at right side, good.   $20   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford Bank, 75 Cents, June 1, 1816, CT-165-unlisted, small hole, fine or a bit better.   $95   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford Bank, 75 Cents, June 1, 1816, CT-165-unlisted, a few pinholes, pen cancelled, fine to very fine.   $85   photo    Another, nice very fine.   $110   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford Bank, 75 Cents, Feb 1, 1815, CT-165-unlisted raised note, (should be R346), post note variety with "Two Years After the War" clause, "Altered" handwritten on face, this is actually a genuine raised note, a few pinholes, fine.    $200   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford Bank, 75 Cents, Feb 1, 1815, CT-165-C346, post note variety with "Two Years After the War" clause, pen cancelled on face, this is from a different plate than the above raised note, fine to very fine.   $150   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford Bank, $2, July 1, 1805, an unlisted early counterfeit, should be Haxby CT-165-C88, vignette signed "A Reed Engraver Jan 1801", pen cancelled, very fine.   $140   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford Bank, $2, April 17, 1819, lamb at center, a beautiful, high grade example, extremely fine.   $175   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Mercantile Bank, $5, May 30, 1856, great train vignette at top, pleasing fine or a bit better.   $75   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Phoenix Bank, 12 1/2 Cents, June 1, 1816, CT-195-G24a, lightly aged, nice in bottom margin, almost uncirculated.   $125   photo    Another, good margins, lightly aged, almost uncirculated.   $150   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Phoenix Bank, 25 Cents, Dec 1, 1814, CT-195-unlisted series, finely engraved with "Reed sc." imprint, very rare, a couple of holes, almost good.   $195   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Phoenix Bank, 10 Cents, Feb 1, 1815, CT-195-G198, post note variety with "Two Years After the War" clause, light stain at left, very good.   $175   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Phoenix Bank, 50 Cents, Feb 1, 1815, unlisted raised note, should be Haxby CT-195-R214, post note variety with "Two Years After the War" clause, pen cancelled and a bit stained, fine.   $150   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Phoenix Bank, $1, March 1, 1818, Liberty with beehive at center, an early counterfeit with A. Reed sc imprint, the plate engraving work is not near the quality executed by Mr. Reed although the note is well printed, internal tear and hole at right, almost good.   $12   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, Phoenix Bank, $1, Nov 18, 1856, CT-195-S5, listed in Haxby as "SENC" (Surviving Example Not Confirmed), rough edges and a large tear most of the way through the note, almost good.   $65   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, advertising note, an early Legal Tender Note look alike, Richard Seymour, 142 Main St., he sold "Poultry, Game, Lard, Hams, Sausages and Tripe", small format (3 1/4 by 1 1/4 inches) and looks like these were used as tags on orders, legends on bank note side indicate that this item is part of the "United States Absolute Money" series, a group of advertising notes and items promoting "National Greenback Currency", circa 1870s, printed by Bufford of Boston who also printed some Civil War scrip, thin spot from careless dismounting, fine.   $35   photo

Connecticut, Hartford, (Mercantile Bank), $5, Aug 25, 1852, CT-185-A15, partially altered from Columbia Bank, Washington, DC, most of the altered title and state name has fallen off, repair at top edge, fine.   $35   photo

Connecticut, Meriden, Wilcox and Co., 10 Cents, November 25, 1862, eagle and shield at left, green tint, very scarce, a few small pinholes, fine.   $150   photo

Connecticut, Middletown, Bank of Middletown, $5, June 1, 1845, CT-234-A5, listed by Haxby as "SENC" (Surviving Example Not Confirmed), Haxby says that this is an altered note but it's not, it's a spurious issue, rare in any case, tear at bottom, rough edges, good.   $85   photo

Connecticut, Middletown, Middletown Bank, 10 Cents, Feb 1, 1816, unlisted fractional series, rare, small tear at lower right corner, fine.   $195   photo

Connecticut, Middletown, Middletown Bank, 12 1/2 Cents, July 1, 1816, unlisted fractional series, rare, extensive internal tears, fair.   $45   photo

Connecticut, Middletown, Middletown Bank, $3, November 9, 1856, three women at center, large repaired tear at left, almost good.   $25   photo

Connecticut, New Haven, Eagle Bank, $1, July 4, 1823, eagle with banner with "FREE TRADE" at center, a few pinholes, very good.   $45   photo

Connecticut, New Haven, Mechanics Bank, $5, May 10, 1858, first five US Presidents in "V" formation at center, arm and hammer at left, ship at right, tiny tear at upper right corner, nice fine.   on ebay now   photo

Connecticut, New Haven, New-Haven Bank, 20 Cents, Jan 1815, unlisted denomination, should be CT-290-G250, "Payable in Specie 2 Years after the War", very thin laid paper with internal splitting, very good.   $350   photo

Connecticut, New Haven, New-Haven Bank, $10, Dec 1, 1846, CT-290-G148, two Indians view city of New Haven, Ceres with scythe at right, beehive at bottom center, rare genuine issued notes, old ink notations on back, missing upper right corner tip, otherwise very good.   $300   photo

Connecticut, New Haven, College Currency, National College Bank, National College of Business, $5, November 15, 1873, hand signed, nice vignettes, red seals on face and a nice green back, an attractive and scarce college note, fine.   $95   photo

Connecticut, New Haven, CSA Replica Advertising Note, Beecher-Leonard Co, 837-839 Chapel St., New Haven on back of a $10 1864 Confederate States replica note, circa 1930s?, crisp uncirculated.   $20   photo

Connecticut, New London, Bank of Commerce, $1, May 1, 1856, nice very good to fine.   $50   photo

Connecticut, New London, John Jeffery, 2 Cents, May 1, 1864, printed in blue, scarce, two small internal tears, very good.   $75   photo

Connecticut, New London, Union Bank of New London, $1, July 1, 1821, pen cancelled, a couple of pinholes, nice fine.   $65   photo

Connecticut, New London, Milliken Advertising Note, AM Stacy's Tea Store, 123 State St, New London, "American Navy" design commemorating "Heroic Achievements" of the US Navy in the Spanish American War and Philippines, optical illusion puzzle shows "The Old Witch and Her Daughter", printed by Milliken Advertising Novelties, Malden, MA over 100 years ago, almost uncirculated.   $95   photo

Connecticut, Norwalk, Fairfield County Bank, $5, November 1, 1862, would have graded very fine but the rough left edge downgrades this to good.   $20   photo

Connecticut, Norwalk, Fairfield County Bank, $10, Oct 1, 1863, hole at lower left and missing lower left corner tip, slightly damaged, otherwise fine.   $25   photo

Connecticut, Norwich, Andrew and Nash, 10 Cents, Oct 18, 1862, payable at the Uncas Bank, rare, a large repaired tear and missing left end, fair.  $20  photo

Connecticut, Norwich, Norwich Bank, 50 Cents, Feb 25, 1815, CT-355-G356, listed by Haxby as "SENC" (Surviving Example Not Confirmed), post note variety with "Two Years After The War" clause, possibly a raised note, small hole and scattered aging, very good.   $300   photo

Connecticut, Norwich, Norwich Bank, $1, August 12, 1856, CT-370-A5, listed by Haxby as "SENC", these are scarce but not very rare, partially altered from Thames Bank of Laurel, Indiana, the state name has been crudely altered along the top edge but the town name was not yet changed to "Norwich", cows at center, woman with milk pail at left, gold dollar at bottom center, fine to very fine.   $95   photo

Connecticut, Norwich, Norwich Bank, $5, August 12, 1856, CT-370-unlisted denomination, from the same series of altered Laurel, Indiana notes as the $1 and $2s but the $5 is the rarest denomination of the series, possibly rarity 6 (5-10 known) or so, attractively designed with man feeding pigs at top center, a few old notations on back, nice fine.   $150   photo

Connecticut, Rockville, Rockville Bank, $3, June 1, 1856, scattered aging and old reinforcing along folds and edges on back, quite scarce, good.   $25   photo

Connecticut, Stonington, Stonington Bank, $5, Nov 4, 1822, CT-415-C32, whaling scene at center, left edge somewhat rough, otherwise fine or a bit better.   $195   photo

Connecticut, Suffield, Loomis and Co., 50 Cents, July 22, 1862, serial #72, a nice example of this scarce note, fine to very fine.   $75   photo

Connecticut, Thompson, Thompson Bank, $10, April 10, 1862, small piece missing at right edge, good.   $20   photo    Another, this one has a long, repaired horizontal tear, otherwise it grades fine.   $25   photo

Connecticut, Waterbury, Citizens Bank, $5, Oct 1, 1852, eagle on shield at center, fine to very fine.   $75   photo

Connecticut, Waterbury, Waterbury Bank, $10, Jan 1, 1859, seated woman with ornate "10" at center, old ink notation dated Jan 27, 1862 on back, scattered pinholes, fine or a bit better.   $75   photo

Connecticut, Waterbury, Waterbury Bank, $20, Jan 1, 1853, seated woman with ornate "20" at center, dozens of pinholes and a small tear at lower right edge, very good to fine.   $65   photo

Connecticut, Waterbury, Waterbury Bank, $100, Jan 1, 1859, seated woman with plow at center, old ink notation on face reads "Received, Paid and Canceled January 13, 1908 by the Waterbury National Bank", there is also a signature (cashier?) that I can't quite read, in my opinion, this is a very high quality and deceptive counterfeit that the bank should have never redeemed in 1908, the buying power of this note 100 years ago was probably $2000 or more! This note has a large taped tear which has resulted in staining along the right side, there are also many pinholes, an impaired higher grade, the net grade of this fascinating historical relic is perhaps good or very good.   $95   photo

Connecticut, Waterbury, Circus and Lottery Ticket, Tall Cedars Circus, 50 Cents or six admissions of 8 1/3 cents each, (1920s?), also good for a chance in a drawing for a "New Studebaker Light Six Sedan" and a "New Maxwell Sport Model", a few light folds, very fine.   $8   photo

Connecticut, Winsted, Winsted Bank, $1, 1860?, nice vignette of train at center, tape repaired tear at right, otherwise fine.   $25   photo