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Browse Catalogue of Stack's October 2006 Atlanta Auction Limited to: The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → New York Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → New York → City of New York- August 25, 1774 Water Works Issue 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 8311 Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the City of New-York. August 25 CH AU $1,800.00 1774 Water Works Issue. One Shilling. No.3207. Signed by Whitehead Hicks and J. Watts, Jr. Printed on two part stock, the face thin white and the back coarse brown board. Typeset, red banner at top. Black texts with red denomination. Back with Christopher Colles' steam operated pump. Imprint 'Printed by H. Gaine' at the left. Choice About Uncirculated, very petty handling rubs. Bold and vivid. Boyd penciled price...  more Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → New York → City and County of Albany-June 22, 1775 Issue Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 8312 City and County of Albany. June 22, 1775. Two Shillings F $550.00 No.1056. Signed by Jacob Lansing, Jr. and Jacob C. Ten Eyck, and Abraham Yates, Jr. [in red, mostly faded]. Printed on laid paper. Wide format. Uniface, typeset note with left end flourish and ornamental borders. A rare series of municipal notes. The Ford-Boyd Collection has a complete run of denominations as listed in Newman. The series is so rare, that it was not represented in the 1993 Dupont Colonial...  more 8313 City and County of Albany. June 22, 1775. Five Shillings F $750.00 No.575. Signed by Jacob Lansing, Jr., Jacob C. Ten Eyck, and Abraham Yates, Jr. [in red ink]. Printed on laid paper. Wide format. Uniface, typeset note with left end flourish with ornamental borders. The top of the sheet or strip with three wide margins and a full indent flourish at the left. Fine, but folded in eighths with splitting. These are backed old paper strips, but the paper...  more 8314 City and County of Albany. June 22, 1775. Ten Shillings VF $3,750.00 No.4. Signed by Abraham Yates, Jr. [in red, fading], Jacob Lansing, Jr. and Jacob C. Ten Eyck. Printed on laid paper. Wide format. Uniface, typeset note with left end flourish with ornamental borders. The Newman Plate Note, so illustrated on page 237 of the fourth edition. A bright and vivid example, sharply printed and bold. Very Fine with a vertical split down the center. This is backed...  more 8315 City and County of Albany. June 22, 1775. Twenty Shillings VF $950.00 No.58. Signed by Samuel Stringer [in red], Jacob Lansing, Jr. and Jacob C. Ten Eyck. Printed on laid paper. Wide format. Uniface, typeset note with left end flourish with ornamental borders. The first we have seen or catalogued. Very Fine, split vertically and strip repaired from the back postage stamp selvege. Bright with both halves having strong paper crispness. Some pinholes and other minor...  more 8316 City and County of Albany. June 22, 1775. Forty Shillings F $950.00 No.30. Signed by Samuel Stringer [in red], Jacob Lansing, Jr. and Jacob C. Ten Eyck. Printed on laid paper. Wide format. Uniface, typeset note with left end flourish with ornamental borders. Fine or better. Vertical splitting from the bottom, but not all the way up to the top edge. Backed with paper stripping. Upper right corner rejoined with paper tape and a shaved in upper left corner. However,...  more Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → New York → City of New York- August 2, 1775 Water Works Issue Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 8317 Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the City of New-York. August 2 CH CU $700.00 1775 Water Works Issue. Two Shillings. No.3117. Signed by Wm. Waddell and J.H. Cruger. Printed on two part stock, the face thin white and the back coarse brown board. Style as previous Water Works issue. Typeset, banner at top. Black texts with red denomination. Back with Colles' steam operated pump. Imprint 'Printed by H. Gaine' at the left. Choice Crisp Uncirculated and many will call this...  more 8318 Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the City of New-York. August 2 CH AU $350.00 1775 Water Works Issue. Eight Shillings. No.2927. Signed by Hicks and Watts, Jr. Printed on two part stock, the face thin white and the back coarse brown board. Typeset, red banner at top with red ornamental border. Black texts with red denomination. Back with Colles' steam operated pump. Imprint 'Printed by H. Gaine' at the left. Extremely wide top and bottom margins. Choice About Uncirculated....  more 8319 Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the City of New-York. August 2 AU $1,300.00 1775 Water Works Issue. Two Shillings. No.3122. Signed by Wm. Waddell and J.H. Cruger. Printed on two part stock, the face thin white and the back coarse brown board. Typeset, red banner at top. Black texts with red denomination. Back with Colles' steam operated pump. Imprint 'Printed by H. Gaine' at the left. Crisp Uncirculated and close to Choice. Boldly printed and well executed. The lower right is trimmed in ever...  more 8320 Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the City of New-York. August 2 CU $1,100.00 1775 Water Works Issue. Two Shillings. No.3107. Signed by Wm. Waddell and J.H. Cruger. Printed on two part stock, the face thin white and the back coarse brown board. Typeset, red banner at top. Black texts with red denomination. Back with Colles' steam operated pump. Imprint 'Printed by H. Gaine' at the left. Crisp Uncirculated and close to Choice. Bold and vivid. Quite sharp with very petty corner rubs; Four Shillings....  more Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → New York → September 2, 1775 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 8321 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. One Dollar UNC $1,100.00 No.1727. Signed by Wm. Demming and Evert Bancker [in red, very faint]. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, circular medallion with sheaf of wheat, motto ACERVUS E PARVIS GRANDIS. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year M, DCC, LXXV'. The red signature is quite faint. Almost Uncirculated, and essentially a mishandled new note. The upper corners...  more 8322 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Two Dollars CH CU $1,600.00 No.299. Signed by Garrit Abeel [in red] and Ab'm Brinckerhoff. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, circular medallion with pair of storks, motto SALUTARIS SIBI PARENTIBUSQUE. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Not a perfect note some may argue, but very fresh for its 225 plus years on the planet. Boldly impressed...  more 8323 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Three Dollars CU $1,400.00 No.233. Signed by Ab'm Brinckerhoff [in red] and Theo.[odore] Van Wyck. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette of with tablets with The Ten Commandments, a sword diagonally across, motto LEX REGIT ARMS TUENTUR. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. Crisp Uncirculated with the appearance of Choice. There is handling at the left...  more 8324 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Three Dollars CU $1,450.00 No.-9. Signed by Garrit Abeel [in red] and Ab'm Brinckerhoff. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette of tablets with The Ten Commandments, a sword diagonally across, motto LEX REGIT ARMS TUENTUR. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. A lovely low serial number note. Crisp Uncirculated and close to Choice. Crisp, bright and...  more 8325 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Three Dollars UNC $850.00 No.174. Signed by Garrit Abeel [in red] and Ab'm Brinckerhoff. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette of tablets with The Ten Commandments, a sword diagonally across, motto LEX REGIT ARMS TUENTUR. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. Choice Almost Uncirculated. Essentially a new note, but a long sheet handling fold along the...  more 8326 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Five Dollars GEM CU $4,250.00 No.1611. Signed by Evert Bancker and Rob't Ray [in red]. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette of 13 Branched Lit Candelabrum, motto UNO EODEMQUE IGNI. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. This is another great allegorical theme on this series of printed back by Holt. An exceptional example and quality not seen often on many Colonial notes except...  more 8327 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Five Dollars CU $1,500.00 No.4949. Signed by Jerem'h Brower and Ab: Livingston [in red]. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette of 13 Branched Lit Candelabrum, motto UNO EODEMQUE IGNI. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. Crisp Uncirculated. Looks like the top corner of the sheet with two wide margins and tightness at the right and bottom. Natural...  more 8328 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Ten Dollars CU $1,100.00 No.4959. Signed by Jerem'h Brower and Rob: Livingston [in red]. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette of Elephant, motto PAR VIRIBUS VIRTUS. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. Another very popular motif back on this series. Not a rare series with many notes known in the Fine, Very Fine and Extremely Fine grade ranges. However of the...  more 8329 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Ten Dollars CU $1,500.00 No.316. Signed by Garrit Abeel [in red] and Abrm. Brinckerhoff. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette of Elephant, motto PAR VIRIBUS VIRTUS. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. Another attractive type note on this series with the popular Elephant vignette. Crisp Uncirculated and nearly Choice. The corners exhibit rubbing...  more 8330 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Five Dollars CH AU $2,000.00 No.1101. Signed by Ab: Livingston [?, in red, fading] and Rob't Ray. Printed on thinner stock than previous $5 notes from this act. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette of 13 Branched Lit Candelabrum, motto UNO EODEMQUE IGNI. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775'. A lovely note. Choice About Uncirculated or better. Essentially new, but the corners are heavily rubbed with some...  more 8331 Colony of New York. September 2, 1775. Half a Dollar VF to EF $1,600.00 No.3216. Signed by John Reade and Rob: Livingston [?, in red, faded]. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms right. Printed back, vignette in circle of Tree being Planted, motto POSTERITATE. Imprint 'Printed by John Holt, in the Year M, DCC, LXXV'. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. A hard vertical crease with a short split at the top. Some upper left foxing, seen more so from the back. Moderate surface soiling. Lowest...  more Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → New York → City of New York- January 6, 1776 Water Works Issue Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 8332 Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the City of New-York. January 6 GEM CU $750.00 1776 Water Works Issue. Four Shillings. No.30. Signed by N. Bayard and J.H. Cruger. Printed on two part stock, the face thin white and the back coarse brown board. Style as previous Water Works issue, '3' over the large 'T' in 'This'. Typeset, banner at top. Black texts with red denomination. Back with Colles' steam operated pump. Imprint 'Printed by H. Gaine' at the left. Not considered a rarity,...  more 8333 Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the City of New-York. January 6 CH CU $600.00 1776 Water Works Issue. Eight Shillings. No.1025. Signed by Watts, Jr. and G. Brewerton. Printed on two part stock, the face thin white and the back coarse brown board. Style as previous Water Works issue, '3' over the large 'T' in 'This'. Typeset, banner at top. Black texts with red denomination. Back with Colles' steam operated pump. Imprint 'Printed by H. Gaine' at the left. Wide margins around...  more 8334 Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of the City of New-York. January 6 CH UNC $1,600.00 1776 Water Works Issue. Two Shillings. No.4102. Signed by And'w. Gautier and J.H. Cruger. Standard size, paper, designs and imprint. About Uncirculated and appears Choice Uncirculated at first glance. A light handling bend. Bold, vivid and well margined; Four Shillings. No.8. Signed by N. Bayard and J.H. Cruger. An exceptionally low serial number on an available type. Crisp Uncirculated. Tightly margined at the...  more Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → New York → City and County of Albany- February 17, 1776 Issue Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 8335 City and County of Albany. February 17, 1776 F $1,600.00 One Eighth of a Spanish Milled Dollar or One Shilling. No.3057[over '6']. Signed by Abrm. Cuyler[?, an unlisted signature] and Jn. Van Rensselaer [in red]. Printed on laid paper. Uniface, ornate border cuts and type set. Banner 'ALBANY COUNTY' in the top cut. Serial number block lower left with denomination in Gothic sideways in the right end cut. Gordon Harris H1; Rarity 7. If not Rarity...  more 8336 City and County of Albany. February 17, 1776 VF $2,400.00 One Quarter of a Spanish Milled Dollar or Two Shillings. No.20. Signed by Jacob Cuyler and Jn. T. Beekman [in red]. Printed on laid paper. Uniface, ornate border cuts and type set. Banner 'ALBANY COUNTY' in the top cut. Serial number block lower left with denomination in Gothic sideways in the right end cut. Gordon Harris H3. Rarity 7. The Newman Plate Note, so illustrated on page 283 of the fourth edition. An...  more 8337 City and County of Albany. February 17, 1776 VG to F $950.00 Five Eighths of a Spanish Milled Dollar or Five Shillings. No.24. Signed by Jn. Van Rensselaer and Abr'm Cuyler[?, an unlisted signature]. Printed on laid paper. Uniface, ornate border cuts and type set. Banner 'ALBANY COUNTY' in the top cut. Serial number block lower left with denomination in Gothic sideways in the right end cut. Gordon Harris H5; Rarity 7. Very Good to Fine. Horizontally...  more Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → New York → March 5, 1776 Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 8338 Colony of New York. March 5, 1776 CH CU $1,100.00 One Sixth of A Dollar or One Shilling and Four Pence. No.23609. Signed by C. Ray and Wm. Heyer. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms at the right. Back with small circular emblem at left with stork, motto NE IMPROVISO. Imprint 'Printed by Samuel Loudon, in the Year M, DCC, LXXVI'. A low denomination note in superb grade. Virtually a full bore Gem. Choice Crisp Uncirculated....  more 8339 Colony of New York. March 5, 1776 CH CU $1,100.00 One Third of a Dollar or Two Shillings and Eight Pence. No.3921. Signed by Henry H. Kip and Peter Van Zandt. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms at the right. Back with small circular emblem at left with three wreaths, motto HIS ORNARI AUT MORI. Imprint 'Printed by Samuel Loudon, in the Year M, DCC, LXXVI'. A premium quality note on the series and denomination. Choice...  more 8340 Colony of New York. March 5, 1776 CH CU $950.00 One Third of a Dollar or Two Shillings and Eight Pence. No.12291. Signed by S.[amuel] Ray and R.[obert] Smith. Printed on thick stock. Ornate border cuts, New York Arms at the right. Back with small circular emblem at left with three wreaths, motto HIS ORNARI AUT MORI. Imprint 'Printed by Samuel Loudon, in the Year M, DCC, LXXVI'. Another very choice example from this series. 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