Question about Obsolete Banknotes

Hello everyone,
I needs some help trying to find information about some obsolete
banknotes. A cousin of mine asked me to look into her late husband's
collection of coins and stamps and find out exactly what was there and
what value it may have.

Among the coins and stamps, I found four obsolete bank notes from The
Oriental Bank of New York. There are two one dollar notes and two two
dollar notes. About all I can tell is that they look like they were
issued sometime in the 19th century.

I have posted a scan he
http://geoffaldrich.home.comcast.net/banknotes.jpg

Does anyone have any information about The Oriental Bank or these bank
notes?

I appreciate any help you can offer me.

Regards,
Geoffrey

Don't know any history of the bank but I can
tell you that these are not common notes.

A leading dealer had a $1 note from this
bank listed in his catalog 5 years ago
in F+ (fine circulated condition) at $395.00!!!

I would suspect that the $2 note is also
quite rare.

Your notes look to be in lesser grade but
should still be worth substantial money.

If you want to sell I would suggest Ebay
under the obsolete currency section as
the place to list them.

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:16:34 -0400, Geoff Aldrich
is alleged to have written:
Hello everyone,
I needs some help trying to find information about some obsolete
banknotes. A cousin of mine asked me to look into her late husband's
collection of coins and stamps and find out exactly what was there and
what value it may have.

Among the coins and stamps, I found four obsolete bank notes from The
Oriental Bank of New York. There are two one dollar notes and two two
dollar notes. About all I can tell is that they look like they were
issued sometime in the 19th century.

I have posted a scan he
http://geoffaldrich.home.comcast.net/banknotes.jpg

Does anyone have any information about The Oriental Bank or these bank
notes?

I appreciate any help you can offer me.

Regards,
Geoffrey

Well, if authentic you've hit the jackpot.

All of those bills are listed in Haxby as having no surviving example
confirmed.

I would contact http://www.donckelly.com/ . I've dealt with him, he's
a good dealer and he would be able to confirm if your examples are
authentic or not.

Let us know how it turns out!

Bruce

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Interesting thing with obsoletes is that even if they are fakes but
contemporary
to the era in which they first appeared they can still have substantial
value.

Bruce H (BoxTurtle) wrote:
On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:16:34 -0400, Geoff Aldrich
is alleged to have written:
Hello everyone,
I needs some help trying to find information about some obsolete
banknotes. A cousin of mine asked me to look into her late husband's
collection of coins and stamps and find out exactly what was there and
what value it may have.

Among the coins and stamps, I found four obsolete bank notes from The
Oriental Bank of New York. There are two one dollar notes and two two
dollar notes. About all I can tell is that they look like they were
issued sometime in the 19th century.

I have posted a scan he
http://geoffaldrich.home.comcast.net/banknotes.jpg

Does anyone have any information about The Oriental Bank or these bank
notes?

I appreciate any help you can offer me.

Regards,
Geoffrey

Well, if authentic you've hit the jackpot.

All of those bills are listed in Haxby as having no surviving example
confirmed.

I would contact http://www.donckelly.com/ . I've dealt with him, he's
a good dealer and he would be able to confirm if your examples are
authentic or not.

Let us know how it turns out!

Bruce

*************************************************
ANA R162074
EAC 3606

To email me, remember that RoadRunner
and Coyote do not mix.
*************************************************

Bruce,
Since these notes do not belong to me, I will talk to my cousin and ask
her if she would like me to do that. If I do that, I will definitely
let you know!

Regards,
Geoffrey