{"product_id":"1833-bank-of-windsor-5-dollar-vermont-obsolete-note-fine-f-grade-1833-windsor-vermont-five-dollars-obsolete-banknote-copy","title":"1830s Bank of Windsor 2 Dollar Vermont Obsolete Note - Extremely Fine (XF) - 1830s Windsor Vermont Two Dollars Obsolete Banknote","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for one of the photographed 1830s Bank of Windsor 2 Dollar Vermont Obsolete Banknote. Fully signed and issued note, but the date is faded and not legible. The design of this note is similar to many other early obsolete banknote issues from local banks in New England through the early half of the 19th century. Extremely Fine (XF) grade\/condition, minor visible signs of circulation, crisp note! Great, rarer pieces of history! Perfect addition to any collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsolete bank notes are also called \"broken bank notes.\" In the days prior to the Federal Reserve, any bank could produce currency for use by the clients and members of the community. Unfortunately, not many safeguards were taken to ensure that banks stood behind the currency they were producing and circulating. Banks, more often than not, failed and their currency was rendered worthless. As a result, most bank notes of the period did not trade at their full retail value. Oftentimes notes were worth 50 cents on the dollar because the public expected the banks to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bank of Windsor was established in the town of Windsor, Vermont, in 1818, after Vermont had spent nearly 6 years without any established banks in the state. The first bank established in Vermont was the Vermont State Bank which had been passed by the state legislature in 1806, which issued and circulated the only currency used throughout the state until the legislature ruled its closure in 1812. After six years of there being no formal bank issuing state currency in Vermont, the Bank of Windsor was founded and became the sole issuer of Vermont currency at the time. The bank was organized and managed by the local community in Windsor, such as merchants and shop keepers, who sought a regulatory currency system within the state. The bank became the primary place of money transference from Boston to Vermont during its operation. They acted as one of the central issuers of state currency and banking activities until they went bankrupt and closed in 1838. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for stopping by!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1830s Bank of Windsor 2 Dollar Vermont Obsolete Note - Extremely Fine (XF) - 1830s Windsor Vermont Two Dollars Obsolete Banknote\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Hunter Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53330091704617,"sku":"OC-VT-Windsor-1830s-2D","price":84.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/1540\/3049\/files\/cloe709-14.png?v=1783961724","url":"https:\/\/treasurehunterco.com\/tr\/products\/1833-bank-of-windsor-5-dollar-vermont-obsolete-note-fine-f-grade-1833-windsor-vermont-five-dollars-obsolete-banknote-copy","provider":"Treasure Hunter Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}