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    Posted 4 years ago

    Jennigirl81
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    So I have no idea what this actually is.
    In all my research it matches no known currency engravings. The poorly designed "eagle with chicks?", and the stars on the border. The rest of the design resembles the standard national bank notes from the mid 1860's, until the early 1880's. The company that made the plate went out of business in the mid 1930's so I don't think it was from any kind of souvenir. Does anyone have any information on this copper plate?

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    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 4 years ago
      Your pictures are blurry. What does it say on the top that is going to be the key. At first I thought maybe playing cards, but dimensions are not right either..
    2. Jennigirl81, 4 years ago
      Dav2no1, it says Eastern Electrotyping
      & P.S. CO Prov. R.I
    3. Jennigirl81, 4 years ago
      Here is a standard edge vignette for a 1866 $5 bank note https://ibb.co/2v8bVRN
    4. IronLace IronLace, 4 years ago
      Maybe was used for printing "play money" for a board game or toy use?
    5. dav2no1 dav2no1, 4 years ago
      So a thought was...maybe colonial currency, but no go there..next thought was early Rhode Island money..

      Here's a site of early RI money. You can click on each bill and hit search to see more of each bill. It is a little overwhelming how many bills they had...

      https://www.ricurrency.com/
    6. dav2no1 dav2no1, 4 years ago
      Another thing I came across..RI advertising currency..

      http://smallstatebighistory.com/rhode-island-advertising-currency/

      Maybe contact this guy and ask him to take a look..
    7. Jennigirl81, 4 years ago
      IronLace, that would have been some pretty big play money. It actually matches the size of the original 1860's, and up bank notes. And I've never even heard of "play money" from the late 19th century United States

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