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1837 Humbug Glory Bank Satirical Bank Note (113344)

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1837 Humbug Glory Bank Satirical Bank Note  (113344)
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This item SOLD at 2020 Jun 28 @ 15:19UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Original satirical political bank note related to financial crisis of 1837. Issued for "6 cents in mint drops or Glory at cost." The note is payable to "Tumble Bug Benton" Missouri senator and hard-money advocate Thomas Hart Benton, and is signed by "Cunning Rueben [Whitney], anti-bank advisor to Jackson and Van Buren, Cash'r, and "Honest Amos [Kendall], postmaster General and Van Buren advisor. There are several stacked coins with the head of Andrew Jackson on the left hand side, a jackass with the title "Roman Firmness", a hickory leaf (referring to Jackson' nickname of "Old Hickory), and a vignette showing Jackson's hat, clay pipe and spectacles, hickory stick and veto of the 1832 bill to recharter the Bank of the United States. At the top of the bill is a quote from Jackson's March 1837 farewell address, "I leave this great people prosperous and happy." Big condition issues. Please see photos. As is. Approx. 6 x 3"

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