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Browse Catalogue of Coin Galleries April 2005 Auction Limited to: The Property of the Springfield Science Museum Page 2 of 8  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Coin Galleries April 2005 → The Property of the Springfield Science Museum → American Colonial Currency → New York Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 2173 City of New-York, New-York Water Works. March 5, 1776. Eight Shillings CH CU $305.00 No.359. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. A lovely example, bold and vivid on both sides. Slight rounding at the lower left wide corner. A minor fault if one were to consider it as such. Categories  •  Coin Galleries April 2005 → The Property of the Springfield Science Museum → American Colonial Currency → Province of North Carolina Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 2174 Province of North Carolina. December, 1771. 30 Shillings F $205.00 No.1134. Split at the right end and rejoined, pinholes there also. The look of a Fine or better note at first glance. 2175 North Carolina Currency, Halifax Issue. April 2, 1776. $5 CH EF $600.00 No.1815. Thrush. A great series on American Colonial currency. Often, these notes are seen repaired or poorly printed. This note has crisp and problem-free paper and is very well printed. The note is trimmed in slightly as seen on the issue, but the note is an attractive Choice Extremely Fine. 2176 North Carolina Currency, Halifax Issue. April 2, 1776. $6 VF $260.00 No.3353. Squirrel eating nut. A bold and well centered watermark visible at the center of the note. Only one small endorsement on the back and wide left sheet margin. Trimmed in slightly along the bottom edge. A short tear in the left margin edge, but a nice Very Fine note. Categories  •  Coin Galleries April 2005 → The Property of the Springfield Science Museum → American Colonial Currency → Rhode Island Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 2177 State of Rhode Island. September 5, 1776. $1/4 EF $500.00 No.2353. Signed by Clarke and Congdon. This uniface series is very scarce and priced in Newman in ''Good'' and ''Very Good'' only. This note, new to the market is a super ''sleeper'' and is well printed and crisp as cardboard. Extremely Fine. There is a horizontal crease, with no break and a soft, long corner crease at the lower right. Some soiling and minor foxing at the left bottom edge and...  more 2178 State of Rhode Island. September 5, 1776. $30 CU $2,900.00 No.249. Signed by Congdon, [faint], and Dexter. From the same tough series as the last, but an unpriced type in Newman. According to his data, only 700 notes were printed for this highest denomination on the series. A serious collector would accept Good or so for this great rarity, but this note borders on the extraordinary for any Colonial rarity from the period. Some mottled foxing, but Crisp Uncirculated....  more 2179 State of Rhode Island. March 3 [written], 1777. $5 CH EF $2,800.00 No.728. Signed by Jos. Clarke. Issued to Stephen Mumford, with countersignature on the verso. This is an incredibly rare series for any note. We researched many sales in the past and found few offering a note in any grade. The Springfield Museum has a stunning three different denominations on this Act and all of them are in a state of preservation to make specialists excited. This $5 note is...  more 2180 State of Rhode Island. February 24 [written], 1777. $8 CH AU $2,750.00 No.737. Signed by Jos. Clarke. Issued to John Smith, with countersignature on the verso. A second note from this very rare and important Act. This is a wonder note as it is boldly printed and impressed. There is a very faint and short corner fold bordering on a bend. Choice About Uncirculated is unfair in a way, but all of that is academic as this is not only high on the Condition Census...  more 2181 State of Rhode Island. February 24 [written], 1777. $10 NEW $2,900.00 No.864. Signed by Jos. Clarke. Issued to John Smith, with countersignature on the verso. Again, outstanding in quality. From the face the look of a new note. There is a heavy bend, bordering on a fold that runs off the diagonal at the left center. With the rarity and eye appeal, worth the price of the highest grade. Perhaps, the finest known in public or private hands. 2182 State of Rhode Island. July 2, 1780. $3 CH CU $425.00 No.691. Not signed on the verso. Choice Crisp Uncirculated; $5. No.2178. Signed on the verso by Clarke. Extremely Fine, back corner remnants; $8. No.1169. Signed on the verso by Arnold. A mica fleck on the face text, otherwise Crisp Uncirculated. 3 pieces. 2183 State of Rhode Island. May, 1786. One Shilling EF $160.00 No.586. Extremely Fine, minor nick; Two Shillings & Six Pence. No.6148. Very Fine, well margined; Three Pounds. No.4339. Close to Extremely Fine, stain at the lower right. 3 pieces. 2184 State of Rhode Island. May, 1786. 20 Shillings AU $216.00 No.5564. About Uncirculated, light bend; 30 Shillings. No.7959. About Uncirculated; 40 Shillings. No.1244. Extremely Fine, cut close with back endorsement; Three Pounds. No.10681. Extremely Fine, a bit aged, rounded corner and small repairs on the bottom edge from the back. 4 pieces. Categories  •  Coin Galleries April 2005 → The Property of the Springfield Science Museum → American Colonial Currency → South Carolina Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 2185 South Carolina. June 1, 1775. Ten Pounds F $200.00 No.36110. Hand holding sword. ET DEUS IMNIPOTENS. Watermarked laid paper. Split and rejoined on the back with cloth tape, but from the face looks to be nearly Fine. 2186 South Carolina. March 6, 1776 Resolve. Fifteen Pounds (see below) $195.00 No.4782. Rattlesnake attacks British Lion. MAGNA INTERDUM PARVA NOCENT. Intact, but a trifle ''soft''. There is scotch tape residue on a 15mm by 20mm patch on the top right edge. Still, an appealing note. 2187 South Carolina. December 23, 1776 Act. $3 CU $585.00 Unnumbered remainder with one signature. Oracle. FATA VIAM INVENIENT. The lower right corner is slightly soft, but essentially Crisp Uncirculated. 2188 South Carolina. February 14, 1777. $30 VF $450.00 No.31054. Man with pack. MISERA SERVITIS OMNIS. Very Fine or bit better. Some soiling and trimmed in slightly at the upper right. 2189 South Carolina. April 10, 1778. Two Shillings & Six Pence AU $305.00 No.642. About Uncirculated, but rounding at the upper left corner as often seen on this Act; 5 Shillings. Unnumbered. About Uncirculated, mottled stains; 10 Shillings. No.563. About Uncirculated, but the lower right is thinned with partial backing paper. From the face decent looking. Well matched trio for eye appeal. 3 pieces. 2190 South Carolina. February 8, 1779. $50 VF $485.00 No.7081. Popular series with Coram printed backs. Atlas lifts large boulder. Looks Fine, but vertical split, hinge taped on the back and side edges. The lower right corner rounded in; $60. No.266. Lyre, horn and flags back. Crisp halves, but hard split and hinged rejoined on the back. Looks Very Fine without the splitting. Excellent fillers for more expensive notes in higher grade. 2 pieces. 2191 South Carolina. February 8, 1779. $70 AB EF $780.00 No.3574. Prometheus bound gets eaten by vulture (signed by Coram). About Extremely Fine, small worm hole upper left edge and petty nicks. 2192 South Carolina. February 8, 1779. $90 EF $750.00 No.1616. Hercules strangles a lion. A crisp note and essentially new. However, there is a bald scalp on the upper left face. The upper back corners with hinge remnants. Overall, this well printed note is Extremely Fine or so. Categories  •  Coin Galleries April 2005 → The Property of the Springfield Science Museum → American Colonial Currency → Virginia Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 2193 Virginia. July 17, 1775. Two Shillings & Six Pence VF $270.00 No.10177. From the face, Very Fine or so and well printed. We note the top and bottom is slightly split with small scotch tape repairs; Three Pounds. No.254. A little soft, but close to Very Fine. Perfect for type and the highest denomination ''small size '' note on the Act. 2 pieces. 2194 Virginia. October 7, 1776. $15 CH AU $625.00 No.323. Signed by Dickson and Wray. Well centered and printed. Not priced above Very Fine in Newman, this note is lovely. A light vertical fold and Choice About Uncirculated therefore. A perfect fit for a type set. 2195 Virginia. October 20, 1777. $1/3 EF $250.00 No.1768. A vertical crease, but with flecks of mica still visible. Extremely Fine; $2/3. No.529. Extremely Fine or so. A light crease and some corner rounding. 2 pieces. 2196 Virginia. October 20, 1777. $6 EF $360.00 No.6525. Signed by Dickson and Wray. Well margined and with much mica ''sparkle''. The corners are a trifle rounded and there is a light vertical fold. Extremely Fine or better. 2197 Virginia. October 20, 1777. $8 EF $450.00 No.6106. Three light folds and corner rounding. Close to Extremely Fine; $10. No.8019. Natural mica ''sparkle''. The upper left corner is rounded and three light folds. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. 2 pieces. 2198 Virginia. October 20, 1777. $15 EF $260.00 No.165. Signed by Dickson and Wray. The highest denomination on the Act. A partial corner fold and a vertical fold that is more accurately a ''bend'' in the note. Extremely Fine plus. A lovely type note. 2199 Virginia. July 14, 1780. $45 VF $280.00 No.274. Thin paper. The thin paper makes these difficult to grade sometimes. However, often these have ink corrosion or pieces out. This note is choice for the series. Shows many folds, but the eye appeal says Very Fine or better. 2200 Virginia. July 14, 1780. $80 EF $300.00 No.1700. Thin paper. Also, a choice note on this series. Some hints of foxing and few traces of any folds. Extremely Fine or better for this series and type. 2201 Virginia. October 16, 1780. $500 CH VF $150.00 No.8771. Thin paper. The highest denomination on the Act. No major problems, just several folds. A faint patch of foxing at the right. Choice Very Fine. 2202 Virginia. March 1, 1781. $250 VF $250.00 No.2101. Thick paper. Very Fine, but vertically split and paper taped on the verso. Rounded corners. From the face quite sharp looking; $1,000. No.10,200. Thick paper. Mostly there, some taped vertical splits and rounded corners. The upper left corner a bit rough. Overall, Fine. 2 pieces. Page 2 of 8  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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