 City and County of Albany. February 17, 1776. 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 split across the center and rejoined. Uniformly toned (as most known notes from the issue date). Some moderate surface soiling, but overall quite attractive. Another great rarity from the Ford-Boyd Collection. Coveted by New York Colonial and obsolete scrip note specialists.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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