May 24, 1760 Act, Current Money of Virginia Colonial Currency, Contemporary Counterfeit, Act of Assembly Passed May 24, MDCCLX (1760), Ten Shillings or Two Crowns or 120 Pence, FINEST CERTIFIED, PCGS Choice Very Fine-35.
Fr. VA-44CF. The currency young George Washington may have used. Friedberg states: “All Issues From VA-1 to VA-61 Are VERY RARE or EXTREMELY RARE.” This note is very clean and has Choice eye appeal for the issue, its holder comments details, edge repairs.

Serial No. 9864. "Signed falsely" by Ben. Waller and Phil. Johnson. Printer uncertain. Uniface measuring 87mm x 57mm. An extremely rare note, even as a counterfeit. The paper quality is substantial regardless of its origin and the reverse is extremely clean and free of detractions. According to Bruce Hagen, the Ford catalog writer, "A Contemporary Counterfeit from a fairly crude plate, differing from the genuine note in the previous lot." (See the previous original Ford Catalog lot for visual comparisons.) The Finest PMG Certified, no Virginia or Colonial Currency collection should be without one. Provenance: Stack's sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VIII, January, 2005 Lot 1659.

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