| Description |
Continental Currency. September 26, 1778 $60 Newman 1.1 Contemporary Counterfeit Fr. CC-86CF. PCGS New 62PPQ. Counterfeiting of this denomination from deceptive plates was widespread. No.14044. Printed on thin paper. Diagnostics: Newman 1.1: Typeset. Deceptive. On the face: In the text, the dot over the i in receive is on the left, instead of slightly to the right, of the dot over the i of milled below. The base of x in Sixty is even with, instead of lower, than the base of the subsequent t. The upper end of the first s in Con-gress aims diagonally upward instead of curling downward. On the back: The bitter end of the top left serif of the H in Hall points upward. Nicely inked on both sides, with slight weakness in that ink at lower right corner. A beautiful note in top condition. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20086, realized $552. |
