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Auction: 314 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 130

New Hampshire. Province of New Hampshire. December 25, 1734. 7 Shillings. Indented engraved Promissory Note. Serial Number 3766. Ornate scroll above PROVINCE OF N. HAMPSHIRE. Colonial Seal with large tree in a frame with a V-shaped bottom at lower left. BENEFICIO COMMERCII (for the benefit of trade) in the seal of the frame. Ship on back. Boldly signed on the front by Thomas Atkinson, George Jaffrey 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. The upper right corner tip is missing, and there is some age toning near the bottom, otherwise EF. Two stamp hinges on the back left were used for mounting. Ex. Henry Chapman.

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