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Colony of Connecticut. July 1, 1775. Two Shillings

From Stack's October 2006 Atlanta Auction on Oct 4, 2006

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Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 Colonial Paper Currency Connecticut July 1, 1775
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Colony of Connecticut. July 1, 1775. Two Shillings. No.1699[?, faint in red]. Signed by Seymour, Hamlin...Colony of Connecticut. July 1, 1775. Two Shillings. No.1699[?, faint in red]. Signed by Seymour, Hamlin [?, faint], and [?, faint in red]. Printed on laid paper. Standard size, designs and imprint as prior series. Very Fine. A clean note with a short right side split; Two Shillings and Six Pence. No.950[20?, faint]. Signed by Payne, Seymour, and [?, faint]. Very Fine. Toned, some short right end splits; Six Shillings. No. 3193. Signed by Seymour, Payne, and Wyllys. Extremely Fine. Bright, but slightly rough at upper left. Short right edge split; Ten Shillings. No.4975. Signed by Root, Payne, and Hamlin. Printed on thicker laid paper than the three prior notes. Almost Uncirculated. Two very short and hard to see tears in the left edge. All four are not cancelled and are very pleasing in eye appeal. 4 pieces.

The border cut details and back plate are lighter in detail and bear evidence of plate wear. The paper also starts to show some variances as well from denomination to denomination.

Lot # 8013 
Hammer Price: $850.00

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