 New Jersey. December 31, 1763. Three Pounds. No.397. Plate B. A Contemporary Counterfeit from a well made plate. ''Signed'' by Rich.(ard) Smith, Jno. Johnston, and S. Skinner. Printed on a slightly thinner paper than used for genuine bills using standard designs with face in red and black. The back design copied in black from James Parker. The bottom border ornaments are different, the sun vignette eye details are different, and the right border detail is different. About Very Fine. Excellent color and very minor crease splitting. An interesting note.
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