Common-Wealth of Pennsylvania. April 10, 1777 in Black. Three Pence. Plate B. No.65783. Signed by Levi Budd. Styles as previous. Wide margined and perfect; Four Pence or A Groat. A. No.65767. Signed by Budd. Styles as previous. Very broad top and bottom margins. Hand cut and picked for quality; Six Pence. C. No.141102. Signed by Kenly. Styles as previous. Evenly cut and lovely. The watermark shows as three lines; Nine Pence. C. No.140991. Signed by Kenly. Styles as previous. Ultra-bright! The lower left is close to sliver thin, otherwise superb. All are Choice to Gem Crisp Uncirculated. Nearly perfect examples of the types. One stop shopping to work on your type set. 4 pieces.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
The face plate orientation style is the same as the October 25, 1775 and April 25, 1776 issues. The Commonwealth Seal location (as opposed to the Penn Arms used in the Royalist period) rotates on the face depending on the denomination in the following manner respectively according to denomination: The Three Pence on the lower left, Four Pence on the lower right, Six Pence on the upper right, and finally upper left on the Nine Pence.
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