United States 1 Dollar, 1840

South Carolina Rail Road

United States 1 Dollar, 1840 obverse
United States 1 Dollar, 1840 reverse

Information:

Country United States
Period Dollar (1785-date)
Currency Dollar
Denomination 1 Dollar
Type Local banknotes
Issuing entity South Carolina Railroad Company
Year 1840
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 185x78 mm

Obverse:

United States 1 Dollar, 1840

Obverse text

ONE Office of the South Carolina Rail Road CHARLESTON S.C. _______18___ Receivable as One Dollar in all payments to the South Carolina Rail Road Company ONE American Bank Note Co. New York

Obverse symbol

Circular motifs with number ONE inside at top and bottom left. Rectangular motif with ONE at right. Oval motifs with 1 to the left and right of a central vignette shows an allegory of Goddess of Agriculture holding cut wheat stalks. Round vignette at far left depicting a train heading west. At center left, an orange pocket with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Center bottom, a large red ONE pocket. Signature lines of President and Auditor below. Denominator repeated along bottom border.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse symbol

Blank.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1840-1870) ND (1840-1870) + - - - - - -