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4 Dollars Tee Time 2002
| Issuer | American Art Classics, Inc. |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central panoramic colour vignette of a tree-lined golf fairway under a blue sky, flanked by two circular vignettes: left bearing a close-up of a driver club head inscribed 'AMERICAN ART CLASSICS' over a decorative background, right a large colour golf ball. Ornate guilloche scrollwork frames the composition with numeral '4' at each lower corner and 'FORE' in relief at each upper corner. |
| Reverse lettering | FORE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 4 TEE OFF NEVER UP - NEVER IN! 4 |
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American Art Classics, Inc. occupied a particular niche in the early 2000s novelty market — producing golf-themed "fantasy notes" with no monetary authority behind them whatsoever. These were not issued by any bank, not redeemable, and carry no legal tender status in any jurisdiction. The denomination of four dollars has no basis in U.S. currency history; it exists purely as a gag reference to a golf score.
Collectible primarily as ephemera. The printer and issuer being the same entity is typical of this type of self-published novelty production.