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Auction: 314 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 129

New Hampshire. Province of New Hampshire. December 25, 1734. 10 Shillings. Indented engraved Promissory Note. Serial Number 3017. 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 Henry Sherburne, Joshua Peirce and John Rindge. 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 rounded and worn, and there is a small piece out at the top center reinforced by a stamp hinge. Two other stamp hinges on the right side of the back were used for mounting. Otherwise VF-EF. Note that "N. Hamps" at the end of the fourth line of text from the bottom extends over the right border and into the margin. Ex. Henry Chapman.

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