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Auction: 314 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 125

New Hampshire. Province of New Hampshire. December 25, 1734. 2 Shillings. Indented engraved Promissory Note. Serial Number 2656. Ornate scroll in the upper corners. PROVINCE OF N. HAMPSHIRE in an oval frame. Colonial Seal with tree that is larger than the one on the 12 Pence denomination, and BENEFICIO COMMERCII (for the benefit of trade) at lower left. Ship on back. Boldly signed on the front by John Rindge, Joshua Peirce and Henry Sherburne. Signed on the back by Hunking Wentworth. These were sponsored by private merchants, and were redeemable in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or Connecticut. About Good details, silked and mounted. A large piece is missing at left, and there are some internal splits, but all of the major design elements are present. Ex. Henry Chapman.

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