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Province of Georgia. May 11, 1769. One Pound Sterling. Fr. GA-47b. PCGS Choice Fine-15 Details. Mult

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Province of Georgia. May 11, 1769. One Pound Sterling. Fr. GA-47b. PCGS Choice Fine-15 Details. Mult
SOLD
2,125.00USD+ buyer's premium (425.00)
This item SOLD at 2023 May 20 @ 16:39UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Province of Georgia. May 11, 1769. One Pound Sterling. Fr. GA-47b. PCGS Choice Fine-15 Details. Multiple Repairs, Minor Design Redrawn. As illustrated.

Description: Laid paper. Serial No. 962. Signed by N. Jones, John Milledge, and John Smith. 130mm by 122mm. Uniface. Another Georgia special act certificate, this “for rebuilding the LIGHT-HOUSE ON TYREE ISLAND.” Black ink with red inserts. The bottom margin features a backwards admonition against counterfeiting. The Light-House was first built in 1739 at the mouth of the Savannah River. It stood ninety-feet tall, built of wood, and was the tallest structure in the colonies at the time. It was washed away in a storm in 1741 and rebuilt, again with wood, in 1742. Years later, another storm had its way with the tower, so a new brick tower was erected in its place in 1773, funded by the issue offered here.

Pedigree: From Stack’s sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VIII, January, 2005, Lot 1452. (Ford Price Realized: $2,760)
FR#: GA-47b
Grading Service: PCGS
Grade: Choice Fine 15 details
Ford Price Realized: $2,760