1857 $5 Western Exchange, Omaha City Nebraska Obsolete – PCGS 68 PPQ! Superb GEM
Superb Beautiful GEM! Omaha was incorporated as a city in 1857, just as Nebraska was pushing for statehood amid the Kansas-Nebraska Act’s lingering tensions. Dated November 2, 1857. These notes bridged Eastern capital with Western needs but highlighted the risks of «wildcat» banking—unbacked local currencies that often failed.