 Government of the Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex upon Delaware. March 1, 1758. Eighteen Pence. No.[faded]. The signatures are faded. Printed on thin paper by B.(enjamin) Franklin and D.(avid) Hall, without imprint. Uniface, seal and motto as used on earlier series. A rarer denomination on the issue date. Good, split horizontally and crudely glued together. Rounded corners and some other minor flaws. Despite the low grade, a ''sleeper'' note; not priced in Newman.
Part of an issue of 4,000 Pounds Sterling authorized by a 1757 Act to pay various public expenses.
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