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1916 James Baird Ltd. 50 Cents

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:250.00 CAD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 CAD
1916 James Baird Ltd. 50 Cents
SOLD
1,000.00CAD+ (200.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2009 Jul 24 @ 21:06UTC-3 : ADT
James Baird came to NL in 1844 from Scotland. He started in the export & drapery business but soon expanded into groceries, wines/spirits & fisheries. Baird survived the 1894 bank failures and in fact bought out several competitors. In 1908, Baird's sons assumed control of the business. The scrip have just recently been discovered and were not included in Rowe's bible of Newfoundland numismatics.