Farmers And Exchange Bank


The Farmers And Exchange Bank of Charleston, South Carolina had some interesting notes. Both, the $5 and the $10 notes from this bank, depict scenes of slavery in the antebellum South and have a rarity of 2.

The bank itself was chartered on December 16, 1852 (Source: Sheheen), but probably didn't begin operating until 1853 as that is the date listed in Haxby. Denominations ranged from $5 - $100. Unlike many banks which failed due to bankruptcy from the Civil War, this particular bank was destroyed by Union troops (Source: Haxby).

$5 Farmers And Exchange Bank, Charleston, SC (1854)
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$10 Farmers And Exchange Bank, Charleston, SC (1853)
Image Contribution: Handini

         Sheheen ID                    Denomination                    Haxby ID                    Sheheen Rarities
                ---                                 $    5.00                       SC-15-G2                                --- 
                90                                 $    5.00                       SC-15-G2a                               2
                ---                                 $  10.00                       SC-15-G4                                --- 
                91                                 $  10.00                       SC-15-G4a                               2
                92                                 $  20.00                       SC-15-G6a                               3
                93                                 $  50.00                       SC-15-G8a                               9
                94                                 $  50.00                       SC-15-G8b                             10
                ---                                 $  50.00                       SC-15-R5                                --- 
                95                                 $100.00                       SC-15-G10a                           11
                96                                 $100.00                       SC-15-G10b                           11
                ---                                 $    5.00                       SC-15-A5                                ---


The following additional information is from Sheheen:

                                    Presidents:
                                                              1853 - 1860          William M. Martin
                                                              1860 - 1862          S. S. Farrar
                                                              1862 - 1863          J. S. Davies
                                                              1863 - 1865          William Whaley

                                    Cashiers:
                                                              1853 - 1859          William C. Breese
                                                              1859 - 1862          M. D. Strobel

4 comments:

  1. Is there a market for notes from the Farmers & Exchange Bank of Charleston?

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    1. Yes. People who are interested in obsolete currency, early American history, Americana, the antebellum south, vignettes, etc. are some of the people who would be interested in notes like these.

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  2. I have a Farmers & Exchange Bank Ten Dollars. Charleston SC , it's got a red stamped on right corner M something. Is it worth anything? I would sell it

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  3. yes, i would love to buy it, matt@postepe.com

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