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Auction: 314 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 126

New Hampshire. Province of New Hampshire. December 25, 1734. 10 Shillings. Indented engraved Promissory Note. Serial Number 4448. Ornate scroll in the upper corners. Angel with wings above PROVINCE OF N. HAMPSHIRE. Colonial Seal with large tree in frame topped by angel. BENEFICIO COMMERCII (for the benefit of trade) in the seal of the frame. Ship on back. Boldly signed on the front by 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. Almost Uncirculated. Trimmed slightly into the border at upper right, and close to the signature nearest the bottom. Fresh and crisp. Ex. Henry Chapman.

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