Pair of 1850s $1 & $2 Cochituate Bank of Boston, MA Broken Bank Notes Quantity:Two Notes ($1 & $2) Mintage: 233

Mintage: 233

Just bought another decent sized deal of 1963 Proof stets

The Torch Runner $5 Gold Coin features an Olympic runner carrying a torch to the cauldron

0156 oz ASW Description Obverse Older head Description Reverse Denomination and date Legend Obverse FRIEDR

25c - Ohio (Silver)

Pair of 1850s $1 & $2 Cochituate Bank of Boston, MA Broken Bank Notes Quantity:Two Notes ($1 & $2) Mintage: 233Cochituate is an Algonquin word for "the place of rushing water". The Cochituate Bank of Boston, MA was incorporated in 1849 and failed in 1854 (due to mismanagement). These notes harken back the "free banking era" in the United States (1837 1862). This was a time when only state chartered banks existed. During the free banking era banks were especially short lived compaired to today's banks (avg. 5 years) and about 50% of them failed. Each of these