1851, Genuine #1
1.) Blue tinted paper
2.) All 4 denomination numerals stand upright
3.) Point of top arch touches bottom point of the numeral tablet above
4. ) Middle arch of crown rests on a cross pattee
5.) This cross pattee has no bottom arm
6.) Fleur-de-lis on each side of the cross pattee
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Forgery of #1 (Rev. Earee first forgery)
1.) This one is on white paper, but it also exists on blue tinted paper.
2.) Best test for this forgery is the numerals. Only the top one is upright as the genuine, the left is on its face, the right on its back, and the bottom one is upside down
3.) Crown is too small and different in many details
Exp: do
Ref: Rev. Earee
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Forgery of #1 (Rev. Earee second forgery)
1.) Middle arch rests on a curly ornament, not a cross pattee
2.) Each side of the ornament has a sort of white crescent, not a fleur-de-lis
3.) The bottom of the octagon surrounding the crown runs at a slant, the left corner being about .2mm lower than the right corner
Exp: do
Ref: Rev. Earee
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