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JASON PHIPPS'S MEMORANDUM BOOK FOR BANK BILLS
Among the numismatic literature rarities digitized by the Newman Numismatic Portal is a unique ledger kept by an early 19th century gentleman recording the banknotes he'd received in trade. What better record of what was actually in circulation at that time!
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Jason Phipps's Memorandum Book for Bank Bills, 1806
This is a notebook kept by Jason Phipps to protect his interests in case he received counterfeit bank notes. For each bill he records date of receipt, description of note (denomination, bank, serial number and signers), and from whom it was received. The dates range from 1806 to 1814.
Year 1806
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