| Description |
Continental Currency. September 26, 1778 $60 Newman 1.1 Contemporary Counterfeit Fr. CC-86CF. PCGS About New 53. The counterfeits of the $60 type were very deceptive. No.7030. Printed on thick 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. A very well inked note on both sides. Both false signatures are sharp. A faint vertical fold and some corner handling are seen, but there is not a crease. A choice example. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20421, realized $480. |
