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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:American
Title:Counterfeit Ten Dollar Bank note
Date Made:1832
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Ink on paper
Place Made:North America; United States; Connecticut; Hartford
Measurements:Overall: 2 3/4 in x 6 5/8 in; 7 cm x 16.8 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2019.14
Credit Line:Purchase through prior Bequest of Helene Brosseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Counterfeit Connecticut Exchange Bank ten dollar note. Printed obverse, with "Counterfeit" written three times over it, interspersed with four handwritten Xs. On the reverse, a handwritten note: "Received this Bill of Austin Hall / June 13, 1840 / And it was delivered to me as counterfeit / Ashbel Olmsted Justice of Peace"

Tags:
money; numismatics; forgeries

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