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First of Exchange Payable in Gold Coin from J. R. Booth, Ottawa, 1873.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:40.00 CAD Estimated At:80.00 - 100.00 CAD
First of Exchange Payable in Gold Coin from J. R. Booth, Ottawa, 1873.
SOLD
110.00CAD+ buyer's premium (22.00)
This item SOLD at 2019 Oct 04 @ 22:30UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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First of Exchange Payable in Gold Coin from J. R. Booth, Ottawa, 1873. Booth was a noted lumber baron from Ontario. This payment from his firm was made during a time when currency in the United States was in a state of derangement following the Civil War, and the same number of dollars expressed in legal tender notes, silver or gold all differed in value.