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Browse Catalogue of Stack's May 2005 Atlanta Auction Limited to: Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper Page 10 of 11  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → Colony of New Hampshire → January 26, 1776 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 4752 Colony of New Hampshire. January 26, 1776. Three Dollars VF $3,250.00 No.959. Portsmouth Issue Printed by Daniel Fowle. Payable on January 26, 1784. Signed by Smith and White. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 72mm by 88mm. Standard face and back designs by Fowle with his imprint. Another denomination on this rare series and in excellent grade. Very Fine or better. Slightly dark with moderate handling. No unsightly flaws, just honest use with slightly rounded...  more 4753 Colony of New Hampshire. January 26, 1776. Three Dollars EF $7,500.00 No.1674. Portsmouth Issue Printed by Daniel Fowle. Payable on January 26, 1785. Signed by White and Smith. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 74mm by 88mm. Standard face and back designs by Fowle with his imprint. Latin motto SUB VERUTE SPERAMUS at the top and 'FOR LIBERTY' within the right ornaments. Extremely Fine or better. The horizontal fold is a light. A little dark with some mottled foxing...  more 4754 Colony of New Hampshire. January 26, 1776. Five Dollars VF to EF $10,000.00 No.2881. Portsmouth Issue Printed by Daniel Fowle. Payable on January 26, 1786. Signed by Smith and White. Printed on thinner, coarse stock. 72mm by 88mm. Standard face and back designs by Fowle with his imprint. Latin motto PRO BONO PUBLICO and 'Liberty and Property' at the top. This is the last due date of four seen on this issue. The later issue dates appear to have been printed on this...  more 4755 Colony of New Hampshire. January 26, 1776. Six Dollars VF $7,500.00 No.1405. Portsmouth Issue Printed by Daniel Fowle. Payable on January 26, 1784. Signed by White and Smith. Printed on thinner, coarse stock. 73mm by 93mm. Standard face and back designs by Fowle with his imprint. Motto 'FOR DEFENCE OF AMERICAN LIBERTY' at the right. Concealed within the ornaments are the engraved names 'Meshech Weare'' and 'Levi Dearborn'. Quite attractive from the face. Very...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → Colony of New Hampshire → June 28, 1776 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4756 Colony of New Hampshire. June 28, 1776. Three Pence VF to EF $2,000.00 No.5875. Payable on January 26, 1788. Signed by Smith. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 50mm. Uniface, typeset with standard texts within ornamental borders with due date in the obligation. The lowest denomination on the series and one of 6,000 printed and issued. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. The vertical fold is heavy and there is a short split at the left. A clean face, but trimmed...  more 4757 Colony of New Hampshire. June 28, 1776. Five Pence AB EF $1,100.00 No.3607. Payable on January 26, 1788. Signed by Barker. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 80mm by 47mm. Uniface, standard typeset design. About Extremely Fine. A bit dark, but very light folds. Well margined with full width at the left. Well printed with embossing seen from the back. 4758 Colony of New Hampshire. June 28, 1776. Seven Pence VF $1,800.00 No.3481. Payable on January 26, 1788. Signed by White. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 48mm. Uniface, standard typeset design. Very Fine. A bit dark and with a visible slit from the face. Corner tip mounted onto a white card. Boyd's pencil code, ''ryx'', on the back. 4759 Colony of New Hampshire. June 28, 1776. Eight Pence GEM CU $4,500.00 No.5829. Payable on January 26, 1788. Signed by Smith. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 72mm by 49mm. Uniface, standard typeset design. A subtle note and only the true specialists know how rare these are in any grade. This is another Ford-Boyd Colonial that is amazing. Gem Crisp Uncirculated. Well margined, bold and fresh as the day it was printed. There are corner paper remnants from long ago....  more 4760 Colony of New Hampshire. June 28, 1776. Ten Pence GEM CU $5,500.00 No.5740. Payable on January 26, 1788. Signed by Emery. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 82mm by 59mm. Uniface, standard typeset design. Another note, not full appreciated by as many collectors as it deserves to be. However, one of the finest notes known on the Act date. There is some trace handling in the very wide upper left corner. Other than that, Gem Crisp Uncirculated. From the top...  more 4761 Colony of New Hampshire. June 28, 1776. One Shilling CH CU $3,000.00 No.2741. Payable on January 26, 1788. Signed by Emery. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 72mm by 50mm. Uniface, standard typeset design. A third different denomination on this Act in essentially as issued condition. Not quite up to the standards of the above Ten Pence, but pretty close. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Well embossed and natural, bright paper surfaces. Complete margins with very...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → Colony of New Hampshire → July 3, 1776 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4762 Colony of New Hampshire. July 3, 1776. Four Dollars UNC $20,000.00 No.810. Payable on January 26, 1790. Signed by Smith and White. Printed on rigid, slightly coarse stock. 71mm by 84mm. Standard face and back designs, similar to the earlier Fowle series but with some differences. On the face, the obligation texts within ornate pattern borders and interior frames. The face using various repeating ornaments and mixed flourishes as dividers. Serial number cartouche at the top center. Signature...  more 4763 Colony of New Hampshire. July 3, 1776. Six Dollars UNC $13,000.00 No.1303. Payable on January 26, 1789. Signed by Smith and White. Printed on thinner, slightly coarse stock. 71mm by 86mm. Standard face and back designs with imprint of Fowle. Within the ornaments, the motto 'FOR DEFENCE OF AMERICAN LIBERTY' at the right. Concealed within the top ornaments are the names 'Meshech Weare'' and 'Levi Dearborn'. Also, extremely rare and desirable. It is an excellent...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → New Jersey → December 31, 1763 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4764 New Jersey. December 31, 1763. Six Pounds EF $1,100.00 No.451. Signed by Rich.(ard) Smith, Jno. Johnston, and S. Skinner. Printed on thick paper stock. Standard face design with red New Jersey Arms, interior frame and blue outer frame pattern and blue texts. The standard back leaf design in black by James Parker. A very rare note on New Jersey and the highest denomination on the Act. Only 500 were printed of this rarity and the condition is attractive....  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → New Jersey → April 16, 1764 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4765 New Jersey. April 16, 1764. Six Pounds CH AU $1,700.00 No.560. Signed by Rich.(ard) Smith, A. Johnston, and S. Skinner. Printed on thick paper. Standard face designs with red New Jersey Arms and inside frame. An outer pattern in blue with blue texts. Standard leaf back in black by James Parker. A rare note on New Jersey and the highest denomination on the Act. Only 917 were printed of this rarity. For serious Colonial specialists, notes such as this are a treasure....  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → New Jersey → March 25, 1776 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4766 Colony of New Jersey. March 25, 1776. Three Pounds GEM CU $1,100.00 No.4558. Signed by Jonathan Johnston, Rob.[ert] Smith, and Jos.[eph] Smith. Printed on thinner, rigid paper watermarked 'NEW JERSEY'. Standard face designs with red New Jersey Arms and inside frame. An outer pattern in blue with blue texts. Standard leaf back in black printed by Isaac Collins. A very scarce note in high grade. A wonderful note. The centering on the wide margin paper is skewed,...  more 4767 Colony of New Jersey. March 25, 1776. Six Pounds CH CU $1,600.00 No.2618. Signed by Jonathan Johnston, Rob.[ert] Smith, and Jos.[eph] Smith. Printed on thinner, rigid paper watermarked 'NEW JERSEY'. Standard face designs with red New Jersey Arms and inside frame. An outer pattern in blue with blue texts. David Rittenhouse engraved the decorative border of this type and signed his work in fine letters. Standard leaf back in black printed by Isaac Collins....  more 4768 Colony of New Jersey. March 25, 1776. Six Pounds CU $1,100.00 No.236. Signed by Rob.[ert] Smith, Jonathan Johnston, and John Smyth. Printed on thinner, rigid paper watermarked 'NEW JERSEY'. Standard face designs with red New Jersey Arms and inside frame. An outer pattern in blue with blue texts. David Rittenhouse engraved the decorative border of this type and signed his work in fine letters. Standard leaf back in black printed by Isaac Collins. Not very...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → New Jersey → State of New Jersey 1786 Issue Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4769 State of New Jersey. 1786. Three Pounds VERY CH $5,000.00 No.3208. Signed by Maskell Ewing and Ben.[jamin] Van Cleve. Printed on thinner, rigid paper watermarked 'NEW JERSEY'. Standard face designs with red New Jersey State Arms and wide red inside frame. The outer pattern is blue with blue texts. The Arms are now the shield with three plowshares (as used on New Jersey coppers) supported by Plenty and Liberty. Standard leaf back in black printed by Isaac Collins. At the back...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → North Carolina → December 29, 1785 Act Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4770 North Carolina Currency. December 29, 1785 Act at Newbern. One Shilling CH to GEM CU $6,500.00 No.1307. Signed by A.[bsalom] Tatum and J.[ohn] Hunt. 110mm by 80mm. Printed on both sides on rigid, coarse paper watermarked 'NORTH/CAROLINA'. The face with elaborate border cut frame enclosing the enactment texts and denomination at the upper left 'ONE SHILLING' and conversion '[12 Pence.]' to the right. Underneath, to the left, a small vignette of a wreath. Serial number space at the lower left and signature...  more 4771 North Carolina Currency. December 29, 1785 Act at Newbern. Five Shillings VF $3,500.00 No.19116. Signed by J.[ohn] Hunt and A.[bsalom] Tatum. 110mm by 74mm. Printed on both sides on rigid, coarse paper watermarked 'NORTH/CAROLINA'. The face with elaborate border cut frame, different from the One Shilling, enclosing the enactment texts and denomination at the upper left 'FIVE SHILLINGS' and conversion '60 Pence.' to the right. Underneath a small vignette of a ship approaching a fort,...  more 4772 North Carolina Currency. December 29, 1785 Act at Newbern. Ten Shillings VF $1,100.00 Unnumbered and unsigned. Blue Counterfeit Detector or Specimen Note. 110mm by 77mm. Printed on both sides on rigid, coarse blue detector paper watermarked 'NORTH/CAROLINA'. The paper is not as thin as usually seen on other detector bills of the period. Eric Newman refers to these as ''Test Specimens''. Similar to other notes of the series. The face with elaborate border cut frame, slightly different from...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → Province of Pennsylvania → June 15, 1767 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4773 Province of Pennsylvania. June 15, 1767. Six Pounds or 120 Shillings VF $5,000.00 Plate D. No.1424. Signed by D:[aniel] Roberdeau, J. Mease, and Is.[aac] Jones. 124mm by 68mm. Printed on coarse paper on both sides by David Hall and William Sellers. The face with four border cuts enclosing the texts. At the lower right is the Penn Family Arms. The left end is not an indent, but fully margined. The back has two nature print designs adjacent to each other with the imprint below and counterfeit warning at the right. This is...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → Province of Pennsylvania → March 20, 1771 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4774 Province of Pennsylvania. March 20, 1771. Ten Shillings GEM CU $1,500.00 Plate B. No.2096. Signed by Collins, Shoemaker and Howell. Printed on rigid stock on both sides by Hall and Sellers. Standard size and designs of the Province and period. On the face, side columns enclose text, the top with a red frieze over denomination. In the center red color Penn Arms. The back with a nature print design with ornate borders. A common note in low grades and available in Uncirculated....  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → State of Vermont → February, 1781 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4775 State of Vermont. February, 1781. Two Shillings and Six-Pence (Half-a-Crown) F $13,000.00 No.1810, in rectangle. Signed by T.(homas) Porter and Jno. Fasset. 74mm by 93mm. Printed on thin, brittle rice type paper, face and back, in black by Judah P. Spooner and Timothy Green III. Design style similar to the Connecticut and Rhode Island bills of the Revolutionary period. Side cuts of more ornate, floral vines (Ford's ''complex swaying vine'') supporting a frieze with a straight ''VERMONT CURRENCY''...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → Continental Congress → May 10, 1775 Session Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4776 Continental Congress. May 10, 1775. $20 CH UNC $11,000.00 No.9917. Signed by Robert Roberts [Jr.] and Rob:[ert] Tuckniss. Printed on Marble Edged Paper, obtained by Benjamin Franklin for use by the Continental Congress. A superb vignette with a face creating a strong wind across the waves, legend VI CONCINATE (Driven by force). The back has a thematic rendition also with a blazing sun over ships on a calm sea, legend CESSANTE VENTO CONQUIESCEMUS (When the storm dies down we...  more 4777 Continental Congress. May 10, 1775. $20 AB EF $11,000.00 No.3571. Signed by Mor.[decai] Lewis and Luke Morris. Printed on Marble Edged Paper, obtained by Benjamin Franklin for use by the Continental Congress. Well vignetted with a face creating a strong wind across the waves, legend VI CONCINATE (Driven by force). The back has a thematic rendition also with a blazing sun over ships on a calm sea, legend CESSANTE VENTO CONQUIESCEMUS (When the storm dies down we will rest). Imprint on the...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → Colonial Era and Early American Period Private Merchant Note Issues → Connecticut Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4778 [Connecticut]. Elias Shipman VF $3,250.00 'Due the Bearer Four Pence lawful Money (in Silver) on Demand'. Private merchant due bill, hand signed by Shipman, with no state or city designation, but attributed within the core Ford-Boyd Colonial currency collection as being a New Haven private note and including a glassine envelope with those references (price of $2.50 marked as well and certainly well spent). 52mm by 44mm. Printed in black on laid paper. Text in three...  more Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → Colonial Era and Early American Period Private Merchant Note Issues → New Jersey Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 4779 'Store of the HIBERNIA FURNACE, in Morris County. May 1, 1774. Three Shillings CU $4,500.00 light Money.' Plate H. No.78. Signed by (Lord) ''Stirling'' [William Alexander]. Uniface, printed on white laid paper. 119mm by 44mm. Repeating pattern ornamental frame with vignette at the left of a harp over a crown, ornate brackets on the sides and plainer brackets at the top and bottom. At the top left, serial number space and date to the right. Text in four lines: 'This Bill will be received at the store of the/HIBERNIA...  more 4780 [New Jersey]. Common Council of the City of New-Brunswick. March 10, 1796 AU $800.00 Two Pence. Unnumbered and unsigned remainder. 70mm by 50mm. Printed on both sides on laid paper by A. Blauvelt. Typeset bill with ornate frame borders enclosing text. Denomination at the top with signature space at the bottom. The back with frame, central ornament enclosing denomination 'TWO d.' with imprint 'Printed by A. Blauvelt.' at the bottom. Listed in Newman, page 263, as remainders...  more 4781 [New Jersey]. Common Council of the City of New-Brunswick. March 10, 1796 CH CU $900.00 Four Pence. Unnumbered and unsigned remainder. 75m by 48mm. Printed on both sides on laid paper by A. Blauvelt. Typeset bill with ornate frame borders, different than the Two Pence, enclosing text. Denomination at the top with signature space at the bottom. The back with frame, central ornament enclosing denomination 'FOUR d.' with imprint 'Printed by A. Blauvelt.' at the bottom. Listed in...  more Page 10 of 11  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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