Note grades Very Fine
From Heritage Auctions.
“This old whaling town was the site of Long Island’s first national bank, as this institution received its charter in March of 1864. It was to be another 25 plus years before any other national bank was established in what is now Nassau or Suffolk Counties, a testimony to the dearth of population on eastern Long Island until the turn of the century. Notes from here, although not truly rare, are highly sought after, and many remain tightly held “