| Description |
Colony of New York February 16, 1771 5 Pounds Contemporary Counterfeit Fr. NY-166. PCGS Very Fine 30 Apparent. This is one of two different counterfeit plates observed by Eric. It is a very sophisticated copy, and its key diagnostic is that the base under the settler and Native American is slanting left to right, rather than straight. "Edge Tears" are cited by PCGS, but the note is evenly margined all around with the pettiest of nicked corners at the upper right. A rare counterfeit type. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20396, realized $204. |
