An antique replica facsimile advertising banknote on paper produced circa 1863 to promote Drake’s Plantation Bitters, a product featured in "Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain. Features the enigmatic cipher S-T-1860-X printed to front with additional details. Provenance: Acquired at auction from the private collection of American numismatist and historical currency collector John J. Ford, Jr. (1924-2005).

Dimensions: 3 X 7.25 X .1 in.

Condition: Fair antique condition having age related surface wear, creases, and losses to bottom edge, with moderate creases to edges and corners. Estate fresh to the market.

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