Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bank of North America banknote (1789)

Bank of North America, 3 pence (1789) edit

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Original – Three pence issued by the Bank of North America 6 August 1789. Printed by Benjamin Franklin Bache on marbled paper obtained by Benjamin Franklin during his tenure as Minister Plenipotentiary to France.

Reason: High quality, high EV, historical
Articles in which this image appears: Bank of North America
FP category for this image: Currency
Creator: Bank of North America (for Province of Pennsylvania); printed by Benjamin Franklin Bache
Image by Godot13.

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 20:09, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - very good. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:55, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice work. Rreagan007 (talk) 05:58, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks good, or, at least, as good as it can look. I don't quite get why it's not cut straight: is this like the złoty of a few weeks back? Still, it's authentic, and authentic wins out over someone taking scissors to it in the modern day. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 07:16, 8 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- No, there is no counterfoil involved in these notes. The margins could be better but these early notes could have anywhere from nearly perfect to horrendous margins. The redeeming factors are the marbled paper acquired by Franklin: it was only used for partial runs of two issues of currency- the present and the Continental Currency $20. It also grades choice uncirculated. Sadly, there are some who would trim margins to have a more "even" appearance...-Godot13 (talk) 18:20, 8 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - While that might make sense for an engraving in a book or something, where the funny margins aren't really part of the artwork, why would you do that for currency?! Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 00:44, 9 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    - The "rationale" is that even, level margins improve the eye-appeal (and usually the value) of the note. This tends to be more prevalent and true for notes from the mid 1860s forward while the older pieces tend to be left alone (but not always).--Godot13 (talk) 00:53, 9 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:21, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:21, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]