South Carolina Rail Road
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:
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Obverse textONE 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 symbolCircular 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.
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Reverse:
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Reverse symbolBlank.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1840-1870) | ND (1840-1870) | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |