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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 → The Paper Currency of the Continental Congress → April 11, 1778 Resolution-Yorktown Issue 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 → The Paper Currency of the Continental Congress → April 11, 1778 Resolution-Yorktown 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 8876 Continental Congress. April 11, 1778 Yorktown Issue. Four Dollars VF to EF $1,600.00 No.136487. Signed by Jo.[seph] Snowden and W.[illiam] Hardy. New face border cuts, nature print backs and borders on this issue. Motif and motto as used on the May 10 1775 Session, November 29 1775 Resolution, February 17 1776, May 9 1776, July 22 1776, November 2 1776, February 26 1777, and May 20 1777 notes. Printed on thinner paper stock. A key series on Continental Currency and always popular...  more 8877 Continental Congress. April 11, 1778 Yorktown Issue. Five Dollars CH EF $1,400.00 No.82507. Signed by P.[eter] Kurtz and J. Rothrock. Motif and motto as used on the May 10 1775 Session, November 29 1775 Resolution, February 17 1776, May 9 1776, July 22 1776, November 2 1776, February 26 1777, and May 20 1777 notes. Another very popular and scarce Yorktown Resolution bill. A bright and clean example. Choice Extremely Fine. All four corners folded or handled, but close...  more 8878 Continental Congress. April 11, 1778 Yorktown Issue. Six Dollars AB EF $2,750.00 No.8529. Signed by D. Reintzel and S. Bryson. Motif and motto as used on the May 10 1775 Session, November 29 1775 Resolution, February 17 1776, May 9 1776, July 22 1776, November 2 1776, February 26 1777, and May 20 1777 notes. Printed on thinner paper stock. A third denomination in the Yorktown series and again, quite a pleasant example. Bright with the look of nearly new at first glance....  more 8879 Continental Congress. April 11, 1778 Yorktown Issue. Seven Dollars CH AU $2,000.00 No.174663. Signed by J.[oseph] Wilson and J.[oseph] Gaither. Motif and motto as used on the May 10 1775 Session, November 29 1775 Resolution, February 17 1776, May 9 1776, July 22 1776, November 2 1776, February 26 1777, and May 20 1777 notes. A very appealing Yorktown note. Lighter printing is endemic to this issue, particularly the backs. The back is an average, lighter strike. However the...  more 8880 Continental Congress. April 11, 1778 Yorktown Issue. Thirty Dollars CH UNC $2,600.00 No.38650. Signed by Hardy and Ja.[mes] Ross. Motif and motto as used on the May 10 1775 Session, November 29 1775 Resolution, February 17 1776, May 9 1776, July 22 1776, November 2 1776, February 26 1777, and May 20 1777 notes. Nature print back design instead of the dual vignette type. A very sharp and superior note. The paper surfaces are virtually immaculate and the embossing of the face...  more 8881 Continental Congress. April 11, 1778 Yorktown Issue. Thirty Dollars EF $2,250.00 No.36114. Signed by E. Ryves and W.[illiam] Hardy. Motif and motto as used on the May 10 1775 Session, November 29 1775 Resolution, February 17 1776, May 9 1776, July 22 1776, November 2 1776, February 26 1777, and May 20 1777 notes. Nature print back design. A second Thirty Dollars Yorktown note that presents a very pleasant face. Extremely Fine. Heavy right side fold, edge handling...  more 8882 Continental Congress. April 11, 1778 Yorktown Issue. Forty Dollars EF $1,000.00 No.13981. Contemporary Counterfeit. ''Signed'' by D. Reintzel and J.[edediah] Snowden. New face emblem designing by Francis Hopkinson. Thirteen stars surround fire on altar, the All Seeing Eye above, motto CONFEDERATION. New nature print back design. Newman Listed Counterfeit, 4th edition appendix pages 462-463. Printed on fairly thin paper stock. Several lettering variances in the first five...  more Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

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