Treasury of Virginia. May 7, 1781 Act. Five Hundred Dollars or One Hundred and Fifty Pounds. No.4864. Signed by Simmons, Lyne and Hopkins. Printed on laid paper. Uniface, standard size approximately 95mm by 75mm. Typeset, ornamental border cuts. Printed by John Dunlap, Philadelphia without an imprint. The high denominations were essential with inflation raging and Yorktown still months away. A very sharp and crisp note. About Extremely Fine. Vertical diagonal fold, left side fold, and handling. Well margined and bright.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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