 North Carolina. November 27, 1729 Act. Five Pounds. No.789. ''Signed'' by J.(ohn) Lovick, Wm. Downing, Cullen Pollack, Tho.(mas) Swann, and E.(dward) Mosely. Printed on laid paper. 110mm by 148mm. A Contemporary Counterfeit, so noted by Mr. Ford in his notes. All handwritten bill, with flourished ink indent (space between has serial number) at the top and octagonal white paper on wax seal at the bottom center. Denomination in two places and different signature placement from the Forty Shilling and Three Pound notes. The additional denomination, ''Five Pounds'' is in red ink and in large letters below the indent. This note has an additional red wax seal at the lower left with a long string attached. Several characteristics different from the serial No. 473 counterfeit in the Ford-Boyd collection, most particularly the indent flourish. Very Fine, but the horizontal is split and paper strip repaired from the back. The note maintains much crispness still and is bright except for a stained portion in the center. There is an additional backed split and the bottom is slightly rough. A period pen endorsement on the back and collector pencil code on the backing strip. Very rare and important. More than likely, one of the finer examples of this note known.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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