 Pennsylvania. April 3, 1772. Forty Shillings or Two Pounds. Plate A. No.4884. Signed by Coombe, Pleasants and Clifford. Printed on rigid stock. Vertical format. Red Penn Arms left, text with red 'FORTY SHILLINGS' above. Nature print back. Hall and Sellers imprint. About Extremely Fine. Light horizontal fold and natural aging. A sharp note; Forty Shillings or Two Pounds. B. No.402. Signed by C.[lement] Biddle, A.[nthony] Morris Jr. and J.[eremiah] Warder Jr. Paper slightly thinner, style and imprint as last. Very Fine. Two horizontal folds. Back soiling. Trimmed in slightly;
Forty Shillings or Two Pounds. C. No.4309. Signed by Coombe, Pleasants and Clifford. Styles as last. Fine to Very Fine. Hard crease, handling and surface soiling. Wormholes and pinholes. However, excellent eye appeal; Forty Shillings or Two Pounds. D. No.4759. Signed by Coombe, Pleasants and Clifford. Styles as last. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Light horizontal fold. Toned, lighter on the face and deeper on the back. Very crisp and well margined. High grade for this note and a type not seen in ''hoard'' Uncirculated. Note, these are not priced above Extremely Fine in Newman for a reason. A significant set of notes. 4 pieces.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
This is an ''issue within the issue'' as there are no notes between this one and the Half-a-Crown notes. There were only 5,000 notes printed which we guess would be 1,250 sheets with four plate positions. The top border cut is signed 'J. SMITHER SCULP' discretely under the denomination.
| |
|
