Colonial NC April 2, 1776 $5 Contemp. Counterfeit
North Carolina Currency
Exceedingly Rare April 2, 1776 Contemporary Counterfeit with Error Date that reads: "April d2" PMG Very Fine-30
North Carolina Currency, April 2, 1776 Halifax Issue, Five Dollars, "Triton" Vignette, Contemporary Counterfeit with Error Date that reads: "April d2", PMG graded Very Fine-30.
Fr. NC-162CFT. North Carolina Colonial currency Contemporary Counterfeits are only known to exist for only Seven of the fifty-six different major varieties of the April 2, 1776 issue. This note is the first of them that we have offered, after having specialized in this field for close to four decades. The quality of the (false) signatures far surpasses the quality of the engraving on this $5 Triton. The date is mistakenly typeset as an Error Date that reads, "April d2" rather than the correct date of "April 2d". This mistake was certainly copied in error by the counterfeiter, but the face in the "o" of Dollars in the top margin was ignored. The holder states edge splits (which there is only one 1/2" split in the bottom edge centerfold). The Stack's Ford/Boyd Sale XV, October 2006 offering did not contain this rare Contemporary Counterfeit. Additionally, a Condition Census high quality "Error" note lacking in most Colonial Currency collections.
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Rare Currency, Colonial Currency, Historic Paper Money, Early Paper Money of America, North Carolina Colonial Currency, Revolutionary War Paper Money, Colonial America, Printing Paper Money, North Carolina Fiscal Paper Note, Hand Signed Paper Money, North Carolina Currency, Counterfeit Currency
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North Carolina Currency
Exceedingly Rare April 2, 1776 Contemporary Counterfeit with Error Date that reads: "April d2" PMG Very Fine-30
North Carolina Currency, April 2, 1776 Halifax Issue, Five Dollars, "Triton" Vignette, Contemporary Counterfeit with Error Date that reads: "April d2", PMG graded Very Fine-30.
Fr. NC-162CFT. North Carolina Colonial currency Contemporary Counterfeits are only known to exist for only Seven of the fifty-six different major varieties of the April 2, 1776 issue. This note is the first of them that we have offered, after having specialized in this field for close to four decades. The quality of the (false) signatures far surpasses the quality of the engraving on this $5 Triton. The date is mistakenly typeset as an Error Date that reads, "April d2" rather than the correct date of "April 2d". This mistake was certainly copied in error by the counterfeiter, but the face in the "o" of Dollars in the top margin was ignored. The holder states edge splits (which there is only one 1/2" split in the bottom edge centerfold). The Stack's Ford/Boyd Sale XV, October 2006 offering did not contain this rare Contemporary Counterfeit. Additionally, a Condition Census high quality "Error" note lacking in most Colonial Currency collections.
KEYWORDS:
Rare Currency, Colonial Currency, Historic Paper Money, Early Paper Money of America, North Carolina Colonial Currency, Revolutionary War Paper Money, Colonial America, Printing Paper Money, North Carolina Fiscal Paper Note, Hand Signed Paper Money, North Carolina Currency, Counterfeit Currency
