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Auction: 320 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and the Forest Park Collection
Lot: 1327

New York. February 20, 1790. Corporation of the City of New-York. 3 Pence. Fr. NY-240. Printed signature of Daniel Phoenix, City Treasurer. Uncirculated.

These were issued in order to meet an urgent need for small change. Counterfeits, made in London, caused the entire issue to be called for redemption, which explains in part why the notes are so rare.

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