 Georgia. June 8, 1777. Eight Dollars in Continental Currency. No.64. ''Blue seal''. Thirteen Links. C CONGRESS. The 'in' of the text in red. Signed by Wood, Langworthy, Wylly, Wade and O'Bryen. A second example, also with an off color seal that is toned rust-orange. A low serial number like the last, this might be nearly the end of the run for what appears to be a true seal color anomaly. Lovely condition, and clearly among the finest known. Crisp, bright and a deeply impressed Choice About Uncirculated. The vertical fold is more of a ''bend'', the paper crispness fresh as two centuries ago. Well detailed links and clear and sharp ''C Congress'' in the center. The minor ''bow in'' at the top margin and closeness at the left is meaningless in the grade scheme. Superb, worth a record, likely to be well fought over, and other superlatives not necessary to reiterate. A Ford-Boyd Georgia note through and through.
The Ford-Boyd Collection adds much information to the new canon of research. The unusual seal color, ornamental variants and low number anomalies are only the beginning of information on Georgia colonial notes presented for the first time in print. We hope that collectors will study their collections to contribute further data on this complex and rewarding series of historical notes.
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