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Eustache Brunet de Letang Strip of Six Diff. Merchant Notes Pointe Claire 1837

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:500.00 CAD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 CAD
Eustache Brunet de Letang Strip of Six Diff. Merchant Notes Pointe Claire 1837
Unsigned Remainders. Scarce notes, very rare uncut, possibly unique. Marked on top as "Billet de Change"' , the merchant's name is on the left margins. Each note features a different contemporary silver coin that represents it's value. The top note is valued at 60 sous or un ecu. It depicts the reverse of a US 50c coin. Then follows the Trente Sous, showing a Spanish Colonial 2 Reales. Next, the Quinze Sous, with a colonial 1 Real. Then follows a 20 Sous, with a Spanish mainland 2 Reales. The Douze Sous depicts a British 6 pence, and finally the 3 pence a US 5c. The whole is presented in a glassed frame.