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Auction: 314 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 120

New Hampshire. Province of New Hampshire. December 25, 1734. 12 Pence (1 Shilling). Indented engraved Promissory Note. Serial Number 3894. Ornate scroll arches above PROVINCE OF N. HAMPSHIRE. Crisp impression of the Colonial Seal with pine tree and BENEFICIO COMMERCII (for the benefit of trade) at lower left. Ship on back. Strong signatures on the front of George Jaffrey, Henry Sherburne and Joshua Peirce. Signed on the back by Hunking Wentworth. These were sponsored by private merchants, and were redeemable in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or Connecticut. The upper right corner is missing, and there are some very minor edge nicks in the right margin, otherwise VF-EF. Generous left and bottom margins. A stamp hinge is present on the back at the top, where it reinforces the beginning of a very minor fold split. Two other stamp hinge remnants can be seen near the right margin. A very presentable example. Ex. Henry Chapman.

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