Broken Bank Note - Privately issued paper money of the nineteenth century. Most firms or individuals issuing such currency went "broke," therefore the term broken bank note.
Bronze - An alloy of copper, zinc, and tin.
broken bank note: Mos t accurately, paper money of a defunct bank or a bank that has failed (broken), but often applied to any obsolete bank note.
bronze: Coinage metal alloy containing chiefly copper and tin.
broken bank notes: The term is usually applied to the notes from the many U.S. banks which became insolvent during the mid 19th century.
BROKEN BANK NOTE
Paper money of a defunct bank or a band which failed (broken), but often applied to any obsolete bank note.
BRONZE ...
Broken Bank Notes
Common term for private bank paper money issued in the USA prior to 1865.
bronze
An alloy of copper, tin and zinc, with copper the principal metal.
broken bank note
paper money of a defunct bank or a bank which has failed (broken), but often applied to any obsolete bank note.
bronze
Coinage metal alloy containing chiefly copper and tin.
obsolete bank note Note of an American bank of issue prior to 1865; a more accurate term than broken bank note, since many note-issuing banks converted into national banks or liquidated without failing. See also bank note.
In the case of some currency, which is commonly referred to as broken bank notes, some customers went to extremes and plastered their notes with pictorial vignettes, elaborate border designs and intricately made legends and numerals.
Broken bank notes of the general era 1820-1864 are fun to collect, but seek a specialty before you start buying. Grades generally range from Good to Extremely Fine for notes which actually circulated; these notes are the most interesting.
 See also: Collector, Coin, Numismatic, Currency, Bank note
  
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