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Original – One hard dollar (unissued, 1820s) created by Gregor MacGregor from the fictional Bank of Poyais (part of an elaborate con).
Reason
High quality image, high EV. One dollar, Bank of Poyais, Republic of Poyais (1820s). After fighting in South and Central America, Scottish soldier Gregor MacGregor created an elaborate con claiming to have been made a Cacique of the entirely fictitious Cazique of Poyais, all in an effort to defraud land investors. Nearly 200 died in 1822–23 in connection with MacGregor’s deception. An unissued “banknote” designed and printed by MacGregor as part of his con.
Articles in which this image appears
Gregor MacGregor
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Gregor MacGregor and W.H. Lizars (engraver).
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Promoted File:Bank of Poyais-1 Hard Dollar (1820s) SCAM.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:28, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]