This bank is guaranteed to be an original antique bank as described. There are no problems such as cracks, chips, replacement parts, repaints, etc. The shovel is original. This is could be considered a semi mechanical bank. The bank has very little paint wear as seen in the pictures and retains lot of the original finish. The dimensions are 5 5/8 inches tall and 4 1/8 inches wide. It is listed in Moore’s bank book and is rated as a “C” bank. Starting to become difficult to find, particularly nice specimens. As a rule, banks made of cast iron command the highest prices. It’s listed in Dictionary of Still Bank by Earnest Long #671. “Captain Kidd”; cast iron; multicolored, 5 5/8 Inches tall, circa 1901. It is rated as a “16”. The grading is a simple progression. 1 is the most common and 20 is the most desirable. Extremely desirable banks have been listed as Rare. The condition of the item is always subjective. I show high resolutions pictures showing all the sides. This bank is not in mint condition but is quite scarce and desirable. The item “1901 Captain Kidd Cast Iron Bank, Unknown US Manufacturer, Very scarce Bank” is in sale since Thursday, July 14, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Banks, Registers & Vending\Still, Piggy Banks\Characters”. The seller is “bencooper” and is located in Stigler, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.

• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown