| Description |
Continental Currency. May 20, 1777 $6 Newman 1.1 Contemporary Counterfeit Fr. CC-67CF. PCGS Extremely Fine 40. Counterfeits in circulation of the First United States issue were widespread. There are three varieties of this listed counterfeit type that was also reported publicly on a period broadside. No. 30710. Printed on thick paper. Diagnostics: Newman 1.1: Engraved. This bill is described in the Official Broadside (See EPMOA). On the face: In the text, the baseline of entitles is slightly higher than the baseline of the. The base of the V in Value is high. The letters ac in according are spaced too closely. Under the vignette, the period following DOLLARS is missing. On the back: The nature print background is amateurishly engraved, resulting in a mesh-like appearance. Note that the back is in the correct juxtaposition relative to the face. (The stem of the leaf points to the viewer's left.) Deeply inked on both sides. A high-grade example and much rarer than a genuine note of this type. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20060, realized $780. |
