 Colony of Connecticut. June 1, 1773. Ten Shillings. No.1812. Signed by William Pitkin, George Wyllys, and Benj.(amin) Payne. Assembly at Hartford. Imprint of 'New-London; Printed by Timothy Green, 1773'. Not canceled. A very bold example. Extremely Fine plus. The horizontal fold is light. Deeply embossed and bright. The margins for the series are superior. Priced in Newman at $150.00 in Very Fine canceled. A lovely note.
There were 12,000 Pounds Sterling authorized of this issue. It was printed with the designs used on the previous issues. Most notes on this issue are slash or hole cancelled. As such, uncancelled notes are worth a considerable premium.
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