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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.
Support as nominator –
Godot13 (
talk) 05:20, 8 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Support Like this - elegant fine lines.
Hafspajen (
talk) 07:16, 8 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Comment Why is it called hard dollar?
Hafspajen (
talk) 07:14, 8 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Hafs- I'm not sure, but it could have been an effort to tie the note/currency to the
Spanishdollar.--
Godot13 (
talk) 05:28, 11 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Support Fascinating but sad story associated with it (I may try it myself if I run short of funds). It isn't "unissued" or "hard" though; it seems he did issue them in exchange for real currencies, and this note is a promise for a "hard" dollar.
Belle (
talk) 10:24, 8 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Belle-unissued is referring to this particular piece (e.g., lack of a serial number, date, and signatures).
Support - Interesting backstory to this note. Good enough EV for his Cazique of Poyais. —
Crisco 1492 (
talk) 11:46, 8 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Support — Interesting story indeed — shades of Evelyn Waugh's Ishmaelia in
Scoop.Sca (
talk) 15:21, 8 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Promoted File:Bank of Poyais-1 Hard Dollar (1820s) SCAM.jpg --
ArmbrustTheHomunculus 12:28, 18 October 2014 (UTC)reply