Early Paper Money of America / Rhode Island / 1715 July 5, redated 1724
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Early Paper Money of America (NNP Edition)|£2,000 in Bills of Credit issued pursuant to the Feb. 1723/24 Act. Printed from the same plates as the July 15, 1715 issue with “1724” added on the face without disturbing prior dates. By the Oct. 1724 Act the custom of tearing bills into half and quarter sections to make change was prohibited after Jan. 1, 1724/25, but the practice started anew and was prohibited again by the Oct. 1734 and June 1735 Acts which were repealed in favor of a June 1737 Act providing for redemption of sections and invalidity after Jan. 1, 1738. The same signers appear as on the prior issue.
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