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Province of New Hampshire in New-England. May 20, 1717; redated from 1714. “Fiveteen Shillings,” rai

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Province of New Hampshire in New-England. May 20, 1717; redated from 1714. “Fiveteen Shillings,” rai
SOLD
6,500.00USD+ buyer's premium (1,300.00)
This item SOLD at 2023 May 20 @ 17:51UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Province of New Hampshire in New-England. May 20, 1717; redated from 1714. “Fiveteen Shillings,” raised from One Shilling. Fr. NH-Unlisted. PCGS Good-6 Details. Severed and Reattached, Tape Repairs, Altered Denomination. As illustrated.

Description: Laid paper. Serial No. 207. Signed by (Thomas) Lukor, Joseph Smith, and John Gilman. 105mm by 140mm. Uniface. Likely, this note is an unlisted contemporary counterfeit. The plate for this small issue was used to produce just 312 genuine notes of each of the four plated denominations – One Shilling, One Shilling Six Pence, Four Shillings Six Pence, and 15 Shillings. This “15 Pence” note is probably a concoction of Nicholas Mead and his sons, who were known to counterfeit or “raise” these notes during the era. As a result, and for fiscal security reasons, on April 25, 1721 the New Hampshire Assembly ordered all Fifteen Pence and Fifteen Shillings notes recalled and burned. “Obviously, this recall explains the great, great rarity of these today,” wrote the Ford cataloger. The back is intact with all its flaws, just as offered in Ford; the PCGS qualifiers actually confirm this. Boyd’s penciled “ryxy” remains unscathed and untouched, as do the original backing strips. Here is one of the earliest New Hampshire notes anyone is apt to see anytime soon outside of this auction, and it should prove to be one of the highlights of the current offering.

Pedigree: Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate; Stack’s sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part III, May, 2004, Lot582. (Ford Price Realized: $13,000)
FR#: NH-Unlisted (original said NH-6)
Grading Service: PCGS
Grade: Good 6 details
Ford Price Realized: $13,000