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Colony of New-York. July 21, 1746. Five Pounds or 100 Shillings. Fr. NY-118. PCGS Choice Very Fine-3

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Colony of New-York. July 21, 1746. Five Pounds or 100 Shillings. Fr. NY-118. PCGS Choice Very Fine-3
SOLD
3,800.00USD+ (760.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Sep 26 @ 10:24UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Colony of New-York. July 21, 1746. Five Pounds or 100 Shillings. Fr. NY-118. PCGS Choice Very Fine-35. No qualifiers. As illustrated.

Description: Laid paper. Serial No. 4285. Signed by A. Lynsen, I. De Peyster, and C.V. Horne. Uniface. Printed by James Parker. Standard size. One five-pound weight image is part of the imprint to discourage “raising” the value. Its Death To Counterfeit This Bill. About as fine as today’s specialists will ever encounter for this Five Pounds note issue. An exceptional note called “impossible to improve upon and perhaps the finest known on the issue,” noted the Ford writer. The results of the bidding on this lot when offered in Ford 19 years ago were substantial. All these years later, we expect a new generation of colonial note fanciers will be in the fray at bidding time.

Pedigree: Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate; Stack’s sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part III, May, 2004, Lot 621. (Ford Price Realized: $4,025)
FR#: NY-118
Grading Service: PCGS
Grade: Choice VF 35