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THE ARTIFACTNational Bank Note issued by the First National Bank in East Chicago, Indiana

The East Chicago Note

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JANUARY 15, 1934THE EAST CHICAGO BANK ROBBERYFirst National Bank · Dillinger era · Officer William O’Malley

A surviving note from the bank opens the door to the institution’s history and one of the most notorious robberies of the Public Enemy era.

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THE ARTIFACT1935E one dollar Silver Certificate recovered from the wreck of the Andrea Doria in its original PCGS Currency presentation holder

Recovered from the Andrea Doria

THE STORY
1956 · RECOVERED 1984S.S. ANDREA DORIACollision · Rescue · Sinking · Salvage

An actual Silver Certificate recovered from the wreck, preserved in its original PCGS Currency presentation holder.

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THE ARTIFACTMassachusetts two dollar colonial note MA-279

Massachusetts $2 · MA-279

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MAY 5, 1780AMERICA’S BEGINNINGSLoammi Baldwin · Thomas Dawes · Peter Boyer

A Revolutionary-era Massachusetts note whose signers connect one artifact to several strands of early American history.

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