1857 $2 Citizens Bank of Gosport Indiana - Good/Very Good 2x Bonus SEVERVS PIVS AVG

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Ruler Alfonso XIII Coinage Type Third Decimal Coinage (10 Milesimas = 1 Centimo 100 Centesimos = 1 Peseta) Composition Silver Fineness 0

0268 oz ASW Description Obverse Head with tiara right

crown above Legend Obverse VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA

32 mm Edge Type Reeded Description Obverse Head left Description Reverse Without die number Mintage 905

1857 $2 Citizens Bank of Gosport Indiana - Good/Very Good 2x Bonus SEVERVS PIVS AVG"One of the more notorious banks" according to the Wolka reference. Out right theft was the modus operandi of President A. Brown. The signatures of Cashier Isaac C. Johnson and President A. Brown are just barely visible. The portrait at center is of Henry Clay.