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2 Cents - Verandah Restaurant 2¢
| Issuer | Verandah Restaurant, Troy, NY |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Value | 2 Cents 0.02 USD = EUR 0.017 |
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| Obverse description | Hand-cut Civil War-era merchant scrip issued by the Verandah restaurant of Troy, New York, with a central vignette of a dining scene. Letterpress text states the promise to pay two cents to the bearer when presented in sums of one dollar or more. The note carries a handwritten serial number and is dated December 18th, 1862. |
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| Obverse lettering | VERANDAH, TROY, NY Will pay TWO CENTS to Bearer When presented in Sums of One or more Dollars at the VERANDAH, TROY, N.Y. Dec 18th, 1862 No. 3237 |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse on aged, heavily worn paper stock, consistent with hand-cut small-change scrip of the Civil War period. |
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