LOT of COLONIAL STATES & REVOLUTIONARY WAR MONEY NOTES
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LOT of COLONIAL STATES & REVOLUTIONARY WAR MONEY NOTES
Up for auction are 7 Colonial States of America and & Revolutionary War FACSIMILE Notes. These notes are all REPROS. Very Nice and all are in Mint Condition. The 7 notes are: New York - Ten Spanish Milled Dollars - August 13, 1776. Note the phrase "Tis Death to Counterfeit" at the bottom right corner. Counterfeiting of currency was a major problem in the colonies. Maryland - Eight Dollars - April 10, 1774. Closely examine the top of the bill, and you will see the words "Maryland" and "Dollars" printed in alternative letters. New Jersey - Eighteen Pence - March 25, 1776. Displays the Royal Arms of Great Britain. Georgia - Four Dollars - September 10, 1777. One of many issues intended to finance the war: note the words "For the support of the Continental Troops and other expenses of Government." South Carolina - Five Shillings - April 10, 1778. South Carolina issued currency as early as 1703 to obtain funds for an attack on the Spaniards in Florida. Pennsylvania - Fifteen Shillings - October 1, 1773. The Arms of William Penn with the motto "Mercy Justice" is prominent. The spelling of the name "Pennsylvania" was common in Colonial Pennsylvania. Delaware - Five Shillings - January 1, 1776. The bill mentions the King of England with the words "in the 15th Year of the Reign of his Majesty George the 3rd." Please see my other auctions and other historical items. | ||||||||||||
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