Connecticut, Bridgeport, Connecticut Bank, $100, a Proof on card, very rare, unfortunately the vignette at top center has been cut out, damaged as seen in scan. $75 photo
Connecticut, Bridgeport, Lottery Ticket, George A. Wells Grand Distribution, $1, 1872 dated handstamp on green back, portrait of George Wells ? at left, a couple of tiny rust holes, overall 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, 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, 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, Phoenix Bank, 12 1/2 Cents, June 1, 1816, CT-195-G24a, lightly aged, nice in bottom margin, almost uncirculated. $125 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, (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, 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 1910s?, crisp uncirculated. $20 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. $85 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, Laurel, Thames 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, Thames 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, 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, $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. $125 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