NC. Currency Dec. 29, 1785 20s Contemp. Cft. Note
North Carolina Currency
December 29, 1785 Act North Carolina Currency Twenty Shillings "Angel Gabriel" Contemporary Counterfeit Rarity
North Carolina Currency, December 29, 1785 Act on Newbern, Twenty Shillings / One Pound, "Angel Gabriel" Vignette, HILLSBOROUGH: Printed by THOMAS DAVIS, Contemporary Counterfeit, Printed warning: "COUNTERFEITERS BEWARE", Choice About Extremely Fine.
Fr. NC-214CFT. An extremely rare high quality Contemporary Counterfeit 20 Shilling / One Pound second to highest denomination on this later series. This impressive clean note appears to have actually circulated having very light wear with a light centerfold. Likely the finest 20s Contemporary Counterfeit note known. Design at upper left, a bold "Angel Gabriel" is set within a tall rectangular frame. Boldly (falsely) Signed by John Hunt and Absalom Tatom, being fully signed and issued. Some expert light conservation to the reverse centerfold where a prior reinforcement was removed. This is a well-printed note with a clean pleasing appearance. It is printed on a coarse laid period paper with a remarkable attempt at duplicating the special "NORTH / CAROLINA" large central watermark. A Genuine 20s in lesser circulated quality was offered in the Ford/Boyd XV Sale, October 2006, lot 8534 graded raw Very Good to Fine, which sold then for $2,585. Provenance Ex: Stack's May 1, 2006 Public Auction, Lot 922 (with lot tag). An important, exceedingly rare, likely finest known, circulating "Angel Gabriel" Contemporary North Carolina Currency Counterfeit rarity.
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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
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North Carolina Currency
December 29, 1785 Act North Carolina Currency Twenty Shillings "Angel Gabriel" Contemporary Counterfeit Rarity
North Carolina Currency, December 29, 1785 Act on Newbern, Twenty Shillings / One Pound, "Angel Gabriel" Vignette, HILLSBOROUGH: Printed by THOMAS DAVIS, Contemporary Counterfeit, Printed warning: "COUNTERFEITERS BEWARE", Choice About Extremely Fine.
Fr. NC-214CFT. An extremely rare high quality Contemporary Counterfeit 20 Shilling / One Pound second to highest denomination on this later series. This impressive clean note appears to have actually circulated having very light wear with a light centerfold. Likely the finest 20s Contemporary Counterfeit note known. Design at upper left, a bold "Angel Gabriel" is set within a tall rectangular frame. Boldly (falsely) Signed by John Hunt and Absalom Tatom, being fully signed and issued. Some expert light conservation to the reverse centerfold where a prior reinforcement was removed. This is a well-printed note with a clean pleasing appearance. It is printed on a coarse laid period paper with a remarkable attempt at duplicating the special "NORTH / CAROLINA" large central watermark. A Genuine 20s in lesser circulated quality was offered in the Ford/Boyd XV Sale, October 2006, lot 8534 graded raw Very Good to Fine, which sold then for $2,585. Provenance Ex: Stack's May 1, 2006 Public Auction, Lot 922 (with lot tag). An important, exceedingly rare, likely finest known, circulating "Angel Gabriel" Contemporary North Carolina Currency Counterfeit rarity.
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
