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CONTINENTAL CURRENCY[Click on description to view note.]

May 10, 1775 Issue

$1 Very Fine, a scarce denomination for Continentals. $225

$3 Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Fresh and board stiff. Barclay/Nesbitt signatures. Irregular trim at left. $950

$4 Choice About Uncirculated. Jumbo margins and bold print set this note apart from the crowd. $600

$5 Crisp New. Tight trim at top, with with Jackson/Bunner signatures. $750

$6 Extremely Fine. Morris/Barton signatures. $300

$7 Conservative Extremely Fine. With signatures of Roberts and Tuckniss. $450

$7 Crisp New. Milligan/Read are the signers. $750

$8 Extremely Fine. Well printed, with a rub at UR that saves you $$. $250

$8 Crisp Uncirculated. Tight margins, but clean with Tuckniss/Roberts signatures. $650

$20 Our first Continental issue. This note has a few pinholes and the centerfold has been professionally strentghened. It is otherwise Extremely Fine, showing plenty of embossing. $4500

$2 Choice Crisp New, a little jewel. Kuhl/A Morris Jr signatures. $1250

$3 Extremely Fine. Signatures of Bond and Shee. $400

$3 Crisp About Uncirculated, with the usual handling and a faint center "bend". Bold signatures of Coombe and Read. $500

$5 Extremely Fine or better, well printed example. Clear signatures of Watkins and Gannon. $450

$6 Choice About Uncirculated, a beautiful note with generous margins and clear signatures of Morris and Kuhl. $600

$7 Very Fine. A solid example of this popular denomination. $225

$7 Choice About Uncirculated. Very choice with a couple of faint corner bends. Sharp signatures of Coombe and Bond. $600

$7 Choice Crisp Uncirculated, with Smith/Crispin signatures. Superb quality on this note. $1100

$8 Very Fine, cleanly printed. $225

February 17, 1776 Issue

$1/3 Fine, with bold Brannan signature. $200

$1/3 Better than Fine. $250

$1/2 Extremely Fine, with Masters signature. $400

$3 Crisp Uncirculated. Tightly margined but fresh with Leech/Howard signatures. $700

$4 Extremely Fine. Can't figure out who signed with Masters.... $375

$5 About Uncirculated. Signatures of Stretch and Douglas not seen often. $500

$5 Choice CU. Bold signatures of Bullock and Duncan. With a touch more margin at the top this would rate Gem. $850

$6 Almost XF, with signatures of Morris and Kuhl. $350

$8 Very Fine, with bright signatures and two sheet margins. $250

$8 Crisp New. Nicely margined with signatures of Smith and Kinney. $650

May 9, 1776 Issue

$2 Slabbed by PCGS as Fine 15. Kinsey/Johnson signatures. $165

$3 Choice About Uncirculated, with Jas Johnston/Jno Shaw signatures. $600

$4 Choice About Uncirculated. Faint centerfold, some mounting remnants on back corners. Sellers/Pearson signatures. $650

$7 Very Fine or better. Tight margins, with bold signatures of Tho(mas) Morris and Mor(decai) Lewis. $300

$8 Crisp Uncirculated and marvelously printed. Bold signatures of Ord and Clarkson. $1000

$8 Crisp Uncirculated, with the seldom-seen signatures of Jas Ash and Sam Massey. $1000

July 22, 1776 Issue

$4. About Uncirculated. Sharp horizontal fold shows on back.Leech/Howard signatures. $600

$4. Uncirculated, with some age and a tight trim at LL. Howard/Howell signatures. $650

$6. Choice Crisp New, supremely fresh and original. Tightly trimmed with Shee/Webb signatures. $1100

$7. Crisp About Uncirculated, with some roughness at UL. Bold signatures of Sam Sellers and Brannan. $675

$30. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Outstanding quality on a rare note. Howard and Bullock signatures. $1500

$30. Superb Gem Crisp Uncirculated. As perfect as Continentals come. Webb/Ord signatures. $2000

November 2, 1776 Issue

$3 Extremely Fine. Small printing void at UR. Bold Braman/Cromwell signatures. $350

$6 Crisp About Uncirculated, with one faded signature above that of Donnellan. $400

$7 Choice Crisp New. Wonderful margins and paper, with signatures of Walker and Johnson and an inconsequential pinhole. $1250

$8 Better than Very Fine. Signature of Barney legible, the other ??. $200

$8 Crisp Uncirculated, a small age spot short of Choice. $500

February 26, 1777 Issue

$2 Extremely Fine, with generous margins. Kelso/Cromwell signatures. $350

$3 Choice About Uncirculated, tight at left. Signatures of Wm Aisquith and J Barney. $500

$6 Extremely Fine, well printed. $350

$6 Extremely Fine, with Coale/Johnson sigs. $350

$7 Extremely Fine, with Kelso/Cromwell signatures. $350

$7 About Uncirculated. Rounded corners and one signature weak, but still a note that never saw much use. $400

$8 Very Fine, the back print exceptionally bold. Coale/Johnson signatures. $175

$8 Very Fine with Coale/Johnson signatures. Slabbed conservatively Very Fine 35 by PCGS. $250

$8 Extremely Fine, with signatures of Kelso and Cromwell. $275

$30 Very Fine, with one legible signature. $200

$30 Extremely Fine, sharply printed with Barney signature. $275

$30 Choice About Uncirculated. Signatures of Cromwell and Kelso. Trim nips design at UR. $400

May 20, 1777 Issue

$3 Crisp New, and a very difficult issue. The back is sharply printed and there is a sheet margin at L. Taylor/Norris signatures. $2950

$8. Crisp Uncirculated, the well-executed Tory counterfeit. The face is excellent, the back less convincing. At least as rare as the genuine article. $1250

April 11, 1778 (Yorktown) Issue

$4 Very Good. Very respectable example of our rarest Continental issue. $750

$4 Very Fine. Some scattered age marks, most noticeable from the back. Not sharply printed but very modest circulation. $950

$5 Very Good, contemporary counterfeit. Stains on back $350

$6 Very Good or a tad nicer, with paper clip indentation at UL. $750

$7 Very Good, a very affordable Yorktown note. $650

September 26, 1778 Issue

$8 Choice Crisp About Uncirculated. Sharply printed and boldly signed by Gamble and Snowden. $600

$20 Very Fine, Snowden and Donnell signatures. $175

$30 Extremely Fine face/Very Fine back. A very nice note, with signatures in two colors. $200

$30 Choice Crisp Uncirculated, a lovely note with signatures of Snowden and Gamble. $750

$40 Very Fine, with two legible signatures. $150

$40 Very Fine, with the signatures of Cox and Donnell. $165

$50 Crisp New. This note has numerous age "freckles" but is nicely margined with bold Snowden and Gamble signatures. $295

$50 About Uncirculated, very nice. $350

January 14, 1779 Issue

$3 Almost Extremely Fine, with precise signatures of Masoner and Graff. Sheet margin at R. $325

$4 Fine - Very Fine, with Read & Budd signatures. $150

$4 Very Fine, very nice for the grade. $175

$30 Very-Fine-Extremely Fine. Bright/Watkins signatures. $150

$45. About Uncirculated with a corner rub. Jacob Graaf signature has ink splotch. $300

$45 Crisp About Uncirculated. Tightly trimmed, but fresh with sharp signatures of Dundas and Read. $400

$45 Crisp About New. Another, also sporting the signatures of Dundas and Read. $400

$50 Choice About Uncirculated, with Masoner/Graff signatures $300

$55. Very Fine, with Cather and Dundas signatures. $175

$55. Crisp About Uncirculated, very bright. Signatures of Jacob and John Graff. $350

$60 Snowden/Gamble signatures on this Extremely Fine note with corner nicks. Nets out at Very Fine. $200

$60 Very Fine, Read/Dundas signatures. $200

$60 Extremely Fine, Graff/Wister signatures. $275

$70. Technically About Uncirculated, but age and some soil lower it to Extremely Fine. $250

$70. Crisp About Uncirculated. Gamble and Snowden boldly signed this note, and left a bit of stray ink. $550

$70. Slabbed by PMG as Choice About Uncirculated 58 EPQ. Superior to many Uncs. $950

$80 Very Fine, with minor corner problems at top. Leacock, Donnell signatures. $225

COLONIAL ISSUES

Connecticut[Click on description to view note.]

5/10/1775. 40 shillings. Not cancelled. About Uncirculated with tiny breaks at top and bottom. Quality note. $795

10/11/1777. 2 pence. Small note on bluish paper. Single slash cancel. About New. $175

7/1/1780. 5 shillings. About Uncirculated with a slash cancel that is hard to see. $195

Delaware[Click on description to view note.]

1/1/1776 4 shilling. Crisp Uncirculated, tightly trimmed. $350

1/1/1776 4 shilling. Choice Crisp Uncirculated, incredibly fresh. $450

1/1/1776 5 shillings. Choice Uncirculated, jumbo margins all around. $695

1/1/1776 10 shillings. Extremely Fine. $225

1/1/1776 10 shillings. About Uncirculated. $295

1/1/1776 10 shillings. Jumbo margins all around. Gem appearing with one corner fold. $450

1/1/1776 20 shillings. About New, a light horizontal bend away from strict new. $250

5/1/1777 20 shillings. Legal tender issue. XF with good signatures and print quality. $275

Georgia[Click on description to view note.]

1776 6 Pence. Extremely Fine. Quality like this the exception for Georgia. $1600

1776 5 shillings. Slabbed by PCGS as Very Fine 30 PPQ. The crown image was deemed unpatriotic and replaced. $1950

1776 $1 Justice. Green seal has faded. Very Fine for wear with rounded corner. It's dirt cheap! $750

1776 $1 Justice. Red seal. About New, fantastic quality. It would be hard to improve on this Georgia Peach. $6000

1776 $4 Liberty Cap. Blue seal incredibly sharp and bold. Very Fine. $3000

1776 $4 Liberty Cap. Blue ("Green") seal. Very Fine, with tiny tear reinforced on back by stamp hinge, typical of this issue. Handsome note. $2250

1776 $4 Justice. Orange seal. Slabbed by PMG as Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ. Exceptional quality for Georgia. $3995

1777 $3 Denomination in Red. Slabbed by PCGS as Extremely Fine 45PPQ, ex John J Ford Collection. $2500

1777 $4 Denomination in Red. Stag seal is bold and sharply impressed. Very Fine, remarkable. $2500

1777 $4 Soldier. Orange seal. Slabbed by PMG as Extremely Fine 40. Super. $3500

1777 $4/5 (4 shillings). Very Fine with lucky 7 serial number. $1500

Maryland[Click on description to view note.]

4/10/1774 $1/2 Annapolis Issue. Extremely Fine. Grafitti on back margin. Well-printed fractional. $150

4/10/1774 $1/2 Annapolis Issue. About New. Very uncommon in this lofty condition. $200

4/10/1774 $2/3. Annapolis Issue. Extremely Fine, with some age, but just one light centerfold away from new. Perfect for your 13-colony set. $200

4/10/1774 $2/3. Annapolis Issue. Extremely Fine, scarce this nice. $200

4/10/1774 $4 Annapolis Issue. Extremely Fine. Not easily found in the higher grades. $250

4/10/1774 $6 Annapolis Issue. Very Fine. Don't wait for a better one!...$125

4/10/1774 $8 Annapolis Issue. Extremely Fine, boldly printed. $200

4/10/1774 $8 Annapolis Issue. Extremely Fine. Face looks new, back shows centerfold. An outstanding example. $225

8/14/1776 $1 and 1/3. Annapolis Issue. Fine, with lots of crispness remaining. $125

Massachusetts[Click on description to view note.]

New Hampshire[Click on description to view note.]

11/3/1775 40 shillings. Extremely Fine appearing, a short tear visible on the back. $750

4/29/1780 $3 Confederation Issue. About New. Usual hole cancel but bright and fresh. $650

4/29/1780 $4 Confederation Issue. Extremely Fine. Usual hole cancel and a short slit at bottom. $450

4/29/1780 $5 Confederation Issue. Very Fine. Hole cancel. $375

4/29/1780 $5 Confederation Issue. Extremely Fine, NOT canceled. $3750.

4/29/1780 $8 Confederation Issue. Extremely Fine. Hole cancel. $500

4/29/1780 $20 Confederation Issue. Extremely Fine, slightly rounded corners. Hole cancel. $500

4/29/1780 $20 Confederation Issue. Very Fine, NOT canceled. $3000

New Jersey[Click on description to view note.]

3/25/1776 1 shilling. Gem Crisp Uncirculated. Jumbo margins. $650

3/25/1776 18 Pence. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Jumbo margins. $500

3/25/1776 18 Pence. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Gigantic margins. $600

3/25/1776 3 shillings. Crisp Uncirculated. Gigantic margins. $500

3/25/1776 3 shillings. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Fresh and original. $495

3/25/1776 3 shillings. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Jumbo margins. $500

3/25/1776 6 shillings. Choice Crisp Uncirculated, with minor age and a huge piece of mica on the face. $350

3/25/1776 6 shillings. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Tight margin on back. $495

3/25/1776 6 shillings. Crisp Uncirculated. Gigantic margins all around with some corner bumps thereon. $500

3/25/1776 6 shillings. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Nicely margined all around. $500

3/25/1776 12 shillings. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Tight at top, broad lower margin. $400

3/25/1776 12 shillings. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Fresh with plenty of embossing. $495

3/25/1776 12 shillings. Gem Crisp Uncirculated. Huge boardwalk margins all around. $750

3/25/1776 15 shillings. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Boldly printed, very appealing. $495

3/25/1776 30 shillings. Crisp Uncirculated. Faint age, fabulous embossing. $400

3/25/1776 30 shillings. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Tight at top. Vivid red printing. $495

3/25/1776 30 shillings. Crisp Uncirculated. Huge margins with some handling in the left margin. $500

3/25/1776 6 pounds. Glorious red and blue. Slabbed by PCGS as Choice About New 58. One of my colonial favorites. $1350

3/18/1780 $20 Confederation issue. Signed by Dickinson and Brearley.. Very Fine, very scarce New Jersey issue. $750

New York[Click on description to view note.]

June 22, 1790. 1 d New York Manufacturing Society. Fine, cute and desirable. Take a look! $650

Aug 2, 1775 4 shillings. Water Works issue. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. $950

Aug 2, 1775 8 shillings. Water Works issue. Slabbed by PCGS as Gem New 65PPQ. Ex John J Ford Collection. Enormous margins. Gaudy! $2500

Jan 6, 1776 2 shillings. Water Works issue. Choice About Uncirculated. Faint center bend, otherwise a Gem. $800

Jan 6, 1776 4 shillings. Water Works issue. Choice Uncirculated. Serial number 8. Ancient dealer (Chapman?) code on back. $950

Jan 6, 1776 8 shillings. Water Works issue. Choice Uncirculated. Jumbo margins. $950

March 5, 1776 4 shillings. Water Works issue. Gem Crisp Uncirculated, simply lovely. $1600

March 5, 1776 4 shillings. Water Works issue. Choice Crisp Uncirculated, remarkable quality. $1500

March 5, 1776 $one-eigth. State Arms, Flame back. Extremely Fine with huge margins. $1000

March 5, 1776 $one-sixth. State Arms, Pelican back. About New, some age evident. $900

Mar 5, 1776 2 shillings 8 pence. State arms. Extremely Fine, tiny scrape at left end. $250

Mar 5, 1776 2 shillings 8 pence. State arms. Extremely Fine, minor scrape in arms. $300

Mar 5, 1776 2 shillings 8 pence. State arms. Very Fine. $350

March 5, 1776. half dollar (4 shillings). State Arms. Very Fine. $300

March 5, 1776. half dollar (4 shillings). State Arms, Roosevelt signature. Extremely Fine. $400

March 5, 1776. Two thirds of a dollar (5 shillings 4 pence). State Arms. Very Fine, tiny scrape on back. $300

March 5, 1776 $1 State Arms, Wheat back. Choice About New. $1200

March 5, 1776 $3 State Arms, Ten Commandments back. About New with Roosevelt signature. $1000

March 5, 1776 $10 State Arms, Elephant back. Choice New. $1600

North Carolina[Click on description to view note.]

December 1771 2sh 6d. Choice Crisp Uncirculated, with sheet margins on both sides. $500

December 1771 10 sh. Superb Gem Uncirculated, with huge sheet margins on three sides. $650

December 1771 1 Pound. Ursa Minor, the "Little Bear". Gem Uncirculated, a treasure. $650

Salem 1803. 4 pence. Scrip of Stots and Conrad Krenser. Uncirculated with an extraneous piece of tape on back. $850

Salem 1803. 3 pence and 4 pence. An uncut pair of Sam'l Stots scrip. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. $1600

Northwest Territory[Click on description to view note.]

Pennsylvania[Click on description to view note.]

3/20/1773. 14 shillings. Cape Henlopen lighthouse issue. Extremely Fine, bonus margins. $225

3/20/1773. 16 shillings. Very Fine. Keppele, Shoemaker and Steinmetz are signers. $150

10/1/1773 18 pence. Very Fine. $90

10/1/1773 10sh Red & Black. Very Fine. Bold sigs of Field, Usher and Meredith. $100

10/1/1773. 20 shillings red and black. Crisp About Uncirculated. Boldly printed and signed. $200

10/1/1773. 20 shillings red and black. Choice About Uncirculated. Incredibly fresh, with a horizontal bend. $275

10/1/1773. 50 shillings red and black. Fine and mighty affordable. $95

10/1/1773. 50 shillings red and black. Crisp About New. Boldly signed. A handsome note. $250

4/10/1775 50sh Workhouse issue. Crisp New. We have a nice selection. $600

4/10/1775 50sh Workhouse issue. Choice Crisp New. Lovely note, stiff as a board. $750

4/10/1775 50sh Workhouse issue. Choice Crisp New. Another, boldly printed. $750

4/10/1775 5 Pounds Workhouse issue. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Intense red print. $750

4/10/1775 5 Pounds Workhouse issue. Choice About Uncirculated. Small rubs on two back corners from mount. $650

7/20/1775 10 shillings. Extremely Fine. Signatures of Delany, Purviancce, and Mease. $185

10/25/1775. 4 pence. Extremely Fine, although the face appears new. $185

10/25/1775. 1 shilling. Better than Fine, affordable. $90

10/25/1775. 1 shilling. Slabbed by PCGS as Very Choice New 64PPQ. Ex John J Ford. $750

10/25/1775. 18 pence. Slabbed by PCGS as Gem New 65PPQ. Ex John J Ford. $850

10/25/1775. 2 shillings. Slabbed by PCGS as Very Choice New 64PPQ. Ex John J Ford. $750

10/25/1775. 2 shillings and 6 pence. Slabbed by PCGS as Very Choice New 64PPQ. Ex John J Ford. $750

10/25/1775. 5 shillings. Slabbed by PCGS as Choice New 63PPQ. Ex John J Ford. $650

10/25/1775 10 shillings. Arms vignette. Nature print back. Slabbed by PCGS as New 62. $500

10/25/1775 15 shillings. Arms vignette. Nature print back. Slabbed by PCGS as Choice New 63 PPQ. $650

10/25/1775 20 shillings. Arms vignette. Nature print back. Slabbed by PCGS as Choice New 63. $575

12/8/1775 20 shillings. Arms vignette. Nature print back. Gem Crisp New. $695

12/8/1775 30 shillings. Arms vignette. Nature print back. Choice Crisp New. $600

12/8/1775 40 shillings. Arms vignette. Nature print back. Choice Crisp New. $650

4/25/1776 4 Pence. About New. Another very nice '76 note. $225

4/25/1776 6 Pence. Extremely Fine, with the best date in paper money. $225

4/25/1776 9 Pence. Extremely Fine, a favorite date. $195.

4/25/1776 9 Pence. Crisp About Uncirculated, the back nicer than the face. $225

4/25/1776 2 shillings. Extremely Fine, with signatures of Tybout and Hewes. $225

4/25/1776 10sh. Choice New, speck of mount on one back corner. $450

4/25/1776 20sh. XF, with bold signatures and a short tear at R. $125

4/25/1776 20sh. Choice New, incredibly fresh. $450

4/25/1776 30sh. Gem Crisp New, with fibers to die for. $600

4/10/1777 6 pence. Crisp Uncirculated. Signatures faded but mighty new. "To Counterfeit is Death" a grim reminder of early justice. $300

August 6, 1789. 1 pence. BANK OF NORTH AMERICA. Gem Crisp New. $1150

August 6, 1789. 3 pence. BANK OF NORTH AMERICA. Gem CU. These polychromed notes do not come any nicer - Superb! $5000

Rhode Island[Click on description to view note.]

7/2/1780 $1 Confederation Issue Choice Crisp Uncirculated, nicely margined. $275

7/2/1780 $2 Confederation Issue. Uncirculated, with just one trivial corner fold. Fully signed, and scarce as such. $300

7/2/1780 $2 Confederation Issue. Gem Uncirculated, as nice as they made them. $325

7/2/1780 $3 Confederation Issue. Choice CU. Fully signed, and a Gem but for tight margin at UL. $300

7/2/1780 $4 Confederation Issue Choice AU. Fully signed, face and back. $275

7/2/1780 $5 Confederation Issue Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Tight at the bottom, but pristine. $300

7/2/1780 $7 Confederation Issue. CU, fully signed face and back, and rare as such. $275

7/2/1780 $8 Confederation Issue. Choice About Uncirculated, with a faint sheet fold in broad left margin the only thing holding this back from Gem. $295

7/2/1780 $20 Confederation Issue Gem Crisp Uncirculated with sheet margins. $375

May 1786. 10 shillings. Anchor symbol. Choice About Uncirculated. Another, equally nice. $175

May 1786. 2 pounds. Anchor symbol. About Uncirculated, with dinky corner fold. $150

May 1786. 2 pounds. Anchor symbol. Choice About Uncirculated, with faint horizontal bend. Ms "30-0-0" on back. $150

South Carolina[Click on description to view note.]

2/8/1779 $50. Atlas hoists a boulder. Extremely Fine, with stamp hinges on back. $2250

2/8/1779 $60. Ceres and cornucopia. Circulation of Very Fine, lowered to Fine because of sealed tear at right end and corner chip. $1000

2/8/1779 $90. Hercules subdues a lion. About New, with contemporary penned "scratchpad" numbers on back. $2250

2/8/1779 $100. Athena graces face. Palmetto, drums and flags on back. Very Fine or better. $2000

Vermont[Click on description to view note.]

February 1781. 10 shillings. From the F C C Boyd/John J Ford sale where it was described as "Very Fine, with upper right corner chipped off." Another opportunity to acquire a rare note $16,000

February 1781. 20 shillings. From the F C C Boyd/John J Ford sale A couple of reinforcement strips on the back of this essentially complete note. Yet another opportunity rarer than the note.... $17,500

Virginia[Click on description to view note.]

July 17, 1775. 1 pound. Fine, exceptional quality for this large format note which typically comes tattered and torn. $1950

Oct 20, 1777. $10. About Uncirculated. One faint vertical fold and rounded corners, but little else to indicate circulation. $350

March 1, 1781. $20. Very Fine or better with some tape on the back reinforcing a centerfold. $275