| Description |
Continental Currency. May 20, 1777 $8 Newman 1.1 Contemporary Counterfeit Fr. CC-69CF. PCGS Very Fine 20 Apparent. There are four identified varieties of this counterfeit type, making it one of the more complex in the series. No. 61790. Printed on thin paper. Diagnostics: Newman 1.1: Engraved. This bill is described in the Official Broadside. On the face: In the text, the base of the V in Value is too high. The top of the a in according is too high. The O and E in CON-GRESS are low. All of the italicized lettering in the text is smaller and thinner than on the genuine bills. This is most noticeable in Phi-ladelphia. The period after DOLLARS under the vignette is missing. In the motto, the base of the second I in MINORIBUS is high. In the vignette, the baseline of the harp slants upward to the right instead of being horizontal. On the back: The nature print background exhibits crude cross-hatching, which has been clumsily reworked to muddle the whole of the engraving. The nature print on the genuine bill is also indistinct, but in a totally different manner. Note that the back is in the correct juxtaposition relative to the face. (EIGHT DOLLARS is on the viewer's right.) Noted with "Small Edge Split at Bottom Center." This has seen some circulation, but a very collectible example. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20063, realized $384. |
