France / Louisiana. Banque Royale. January 1, 1720 10 Livres. Pick A16b. PCGS Banknote Very Fine 30 Details.
#1590552. Printed signatures of Giraudeau, Delanauze, and Granet. "Repaired edge tears" noted, with a strip of paper backing the right margin. Vertical folds but nice paper and eye appeal, good embossing on the seal, twin ink stains (from when the note was folded in two) near center. A desirable example of this John Law related currency, backed by land in Nouvelle France.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Charles Hamilton Gallery's Auction 15, April 1966, part of lot 136; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VIII, January 2005, lot 1671; Jeff Rock, September 2006.
Estimate: $375
Price realized | 700 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |
Estimate | 375 USD |