1860 Egg Harbor Bank in Egg Harbor City New Jersey $10 Note

Description

This note from the Egg Harbor Bank, in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey dates from October 17, 1860 and features several vignettes, the denomination top left and right($10), a small child lower right and two female figures arm in arm lower left. The top center etching is of a rancher watching over his cattle . A green overprint TEN at the bottom is added as an anti-counterfeiting measure and comes through the back of the note.

The note is lightly circulated with a serial number 449. It is signed by a cashier with the last name possibly Hamlin and the bank president by the last name Carpenter.

Discovered in 1614

Great Egg Harbor got its name from Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey. In 1614, Mey came upon the inlet to the Great Egg Harbor River. The meadows were so covered with the eggs of waterfowl and shorebirds that he called it “Eieren Haven” (Egg Harbor). Cape May, New Jersey and Cape May County, New Jersey are both named after this man as well.

Egg Harbor Today

Today, it is a city of just over 4,000 people and is considered one of the best places in North America for bird watching. The city is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve.

Circulated for a short time

This bank had a short lifespan. It opened its doors in 1860 and closed late 1861. The bill is in good condition with old folds and pinholes, but has straight and centered edges with no tears or repairs visible. A large bill at 7 1/8″ X 3″.

1861 Egg Harbor Bank Egg Harbor City New Jersey $2 Note