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1770 Maryland 1/6 Dollar note
I'd like to verify that a colonial note is genuine. From the obverse, it is a Maryland note dated March 1st 1770. The denomination is 1/6 Dollar. The reverse is blank. The paper stock is a bit thicker than regular currency paper. I see examples online where the reverse has a design and others where it is blank. Does anyone… -
Re: 1770 Maryland 1/6 Dollar note
Here are some examples of the same note with ... and without a reverse design... https://www.ebay.com/itm/276664987870 https://www.ebay.com/itm/157003742007 https://www.ebay.com/itm/157122745256 I also see some reverse designs that appear to be post mintage. Thanks for any guidance, Jim -
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Wow, thanks for your keen observations on the obverse (obversations?). :) I have also seen other denominations with a blank reverse. Some notes actually have crazy random imprints which might have been due to ink transfer from other stacked documents/notes. Yes, this note is on slightly thicker stock which appears to be… -
Re: 1770 Maryland 1/6 Dollar note
The signatures look good, and match the images that I can find. Fwiw, the photo in Newman has the same signatures as yours, but they are flipped left/right, so there is apparently some variation in this. I don't know what to think about the blank back. I do have a Pennsylvania note from this period that is thick, more like… -
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My copy of 'The Early Paper Money of America', E.P. Newman, 5th edition, only seems to note this issue with a back design with leaf/nature print, and not blank. At least if I am reading it correctly. However, based on looks, the face looks genuine to me. So I don't know! -
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And fwiw, the commas in M,DCC,LXX were intentionally added as an anti-counterfeiting device, assuming that counterfeiters would skip this punctuation which was normally not used. Your note checks out on this as well :)
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