Home Archived Auctions Register

Browse Catalogue of Stack's October 2006 Atlanta Auction Limited to: The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → Pennsylvania → March 16, 1785 Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 → Colonial Paper Currency → Pennsylvania → March 16, 1785 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 8645 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1785. Three Pence or 3/90ths of a Dollar CH CU $3,000.00 No.6276. Signed by S.[amuel] Caldwell. Printed on rigid stock, watermarked 'PENNSYL/VANIA'. Horizontal format, similar to 1777 wide format notes, approximately 105mm by 65mm. Elaborate border cuts on all sides, typeset text and conversions in the center. Commonwealth Seal slightly varying sizes depending on denomination. Seal at upper left, wider format with motto COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE above....  more 8646 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1785. Three Pence or 3/90ths of a Dollar EF $1,100.00 No.609. Signed by R.[eynold] Keen. Paper, size, styles, and imprint as last. A second attractive Three Pence note from this scarce Act date. Extremely Fine. Long diagonal corner fold and corner crease. The corners are a little soft. Bright and vivid with the look of new. 8647 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1785. Nine Pence or 9/90ths of a Dollar CH EF $1,500.00 No.10768. Signed by John Taylor. Horizontal 1777 style format and paper as previous, seal at the upper left, narrower with motto at bottom. Choice Extremely Fine. Very light vertical bending, not easy to see at first glance. Close, but clear margins with a bold back. Very attractive type note on the issue. 8648 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1785 AU $2,200.00 Eighteen Pence or XVIII[18]/90ths of a Dollar. No.27888. Signed by C.[harles] Risk and J.[ames] McCrea. Horizontal 1777 style format and paper as previous, seal at the upper left, wider format with motto at bottom. Boldly printed and attractive. About Uncirculated. Light diagonal bend at the bottom right end. Trimmed in slightly at the right. 8649 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1785. Two Shillings and Sixpence CH CU $2,200.00 No.2455. Signed by W. Smith and Tilton. Horizontal 1777 style format and paper as previous, seal at the upper left, narrower version with bottom at bottom. A very sharp note. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Crisp and exceptional paper quality. Trimmed in ever so slightly at the left with the other margins wide for the issue. Perfect for a high end type set and a lovely representative of the...  more 8650 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1785. Five Shillings CH CU $3,000.00 No.50600. Signed by J.[ohn] Baker and Miller. Printed on rigid stock. Horizontal 1777 style format and paper as previous, seal at the lower right, wide format with ''ark hull-shaped'' bottom and motto above. For the series, nearly an exceptional note. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Broadly margined for this issued date. Well printed and sharp. Petty foxing spot on the top border cut and...  more 8651 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1785. Ten Shillings CH CU $2,200.00 No.46955. Signed by J. Shortworth, Jn. Steele and H. Kammerer. Horizontal 1777 style format and paper as previous, seal at the upper right with motto at the bottom. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Well margined, though the top is slightly uneven at the left. 8652 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1785. Fifteen Shillings AU $2,200.00 No.40203. Signed by Steele, Shortworth and Kammerer. Horizontal 1777 style format and paper as previous, seal at the lower left with motto at the bottom. About Uncirculated. Light diagonal bending. Mostly well margined, though a bit narrower at the top right. 8653 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1785. Twenty Shillings or One Pound CU $1,700.00 No.50668. Signed by F.[rancis] Mentges, J.[oseph] Ker and W.[illiam] Wirtz. Horizontal 1777 style format and paper as previous, seal at the lower left, odd shape ''bottom heavy'' to the lower left, with motto at bottom. The highest denomination on the Act and the last Commonwealth issued note in the Colonial series on Pennsylvania. Crisp Uncirculated. Crisp and bold. The top margin...  more Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

© Copyright 2001-2025 Stack's • 123 West 57th Street • New York, NY 10019 • 212 582-2580 • Fax: 212 245-5018 / 582-1946 • show email address