2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 5

Delaware January 1, 1776 6s Superb Gem New. With its broad, even margins, ideal colors and excellent centering, this note would fit perfectly into the

Delaware January 1, 1776 6s Choice New. A perfect Gem, but the margins are extremely close all the way around. Important notice: We expect to be auct

Delaware January 1, 1776 6s Choice About New. The margins are small but even all the way around, and the note is Choice but for a light horizontal cen

Delaware January 1, 1776 6s Choice About New. Closely margined all around. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 p

Delaware January 1, 1776 10s Very Choice New. A well signed, near-Gem example. The Sheath of Wheat vignette on the back is unusually sharply printed.

Delaware January 1, 1776 10s About New. There are a few small brown spots on this otherwise very nice note. Important notice: We expect to be auction

Delaware January 1, 1776 20s Very Choice New. A nice example of this most common Delaware issue. The note would be fully Gem if the margins were a bi

Delaware May 1, 1777 20s Choice New. A near-Gem example, held from that grade by one slightly tight margin and a few small age spots. Scarce and attr

Delaware May 1, 1777 20s Choice About New. A much more difficult Delaware issue to find, particularly in high grade. This example is beautifully prin

Delaware May 1, 1777 20s Extremely Fine. There is a light water stain, but this scarce Delaware note is well margined and otherwise problem free. Thi

Georgia 1776 Blue Seal Caduceus $4 Extremely Fine. A lovely note, problem-free save for some very minor edge-split repairs at the left edge. It'...

Georgia September 10, 1777 $4/5 Extremely Fine. An absolutely problem-free example, with good margins and strong signatures. This note is denominated

Georgia September 10, 1777 $6 Choice Very Fine. This Blue Seal Georgia is very well margined, and it bears a strongly printed bright blue seal. The s

Maryland April 10, 1774 $1/3 Choice About New. A very high grade for this note, which is seldom seen better than Extra Fine. Important notice: We exp

Maryland April 10, 1774 $1 Choice About New. A very high grade for this issue. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-2

Maryland April 10, 1774 $4 Choice New. The back design is off-center and cut at one end on this otherwise unusually nice Maryland note. Important not

Maryland April 10, 1774 $4 Choice Extremely Fine. There is a bit of contemporary math written in the margin of the back, and the margins are rather cl

Maryland April 10, 1774 $6 Choice Extremely Fine. This pretty note is extraordinarily well margined, and it has virtually its entire indent present at

Maryland April 10, 1774 $6 Extremely Fine-About New. Super margins and great eye appeal come together on this nice Maryland note. Important notice: W

Maryland April 10, 1774 $8 Choice About New. The margins are not very good, which is typical for this type, but the grade is quite atypical. These ar

Maryland April 10, 1774 $8 Choice Extremely Fine. Well margined, bright and unusually attractive for the issue. Important notice: We expect to be auc

Maryland December 7, 1775 $8 Choice Very Fine. This is a far nicer example of this issue than what is ordinarily seen. There is a bit of contemporary

Maryland June 28, 1780 $8 Very Fine. Maryland is one of the more difficult colonies from which to obtain a Guaranteed Issue note. This piece has a fe

Massachusetts August 18, 1775 1s Good. This is the first Sword in Hand issue. It was engraved and printed by the famous Colonial patriot Paul Revere.

Massachusetts August 18, 1775 5s Very Good-Fine. This Sword in Hand note was engraved and printed by Paul Revere. This particular example is very wel

Massachusetts October 18, 1776 6d Very Fine. A beautiful Codfish note that would grade higher were it not for a minor repair at the top center and som

Massachusetts October 16, 1778 2s Extremely Fine. A very nice example of a Codfish note. The face plate was engraved by Paul Revere, and the faces we

Massachusetts October 16, 1778 4s6d Gem New. This is an absolutely super Codfish note, boldly signed and totally problem-free. This type is extremely

Massachusetts 1779 2s Extremely Fine. This Rising Sun note is as nice a circulated example as one will ever find. It's well printed on both sid...

Massachusetts 1779 4s6d Extremely Fine. A lovely Rising Sun note. It is particularly well printed on both sides. The face margins are close all the

Massachusetts March 5, 1780 $3 Very Choice New. Canceled with an unobtrusive crosscut in the center of the text that can only been seen upon close exa

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $7 Contemporary Counterfeit Choice New. This contemporary counterfeit was almost certainly produced by the same folks who br

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $8 Choice New. A crosscut cancel has removed a large wedge from the bottom of the note. Important notice: We expect to be a

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $20 Contemporary Counterfeit Very Choice New. This is one of the most deceptive Colonial Counterfeits. It's pictured ...

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 $20 About New. Fully signed and issued, and not canceled in the usual manner; both signatures have been effectively "...

Massachusetts May 5, 1780 Complete Set of Denominations. The set consists of $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $7, $8, and $20. All eight notes grade New or thereab

New Hampshire November 3, 1775 40s About New. This note bears the Dec 20, 1780 due date. No counterfeits were made with this due date, and all Novembe

New Hampshire April 29, 1780 $3 About New. This nicely margined note is well signed, attractive and problem free. It has the normal nickel-size hole

New Jersey June 22, 1756 18d Gem New. This is an extraordinary example of its type. It's broadly margined nearly all the way around on an issue...

New Jersey June 22, 1756 12s Choice New. Crisp, bright, original and although it's closely margined as always, it's far better than almost a...

New Jersey April 10, 1759 $6 Choice Very Fine. This is one of the finest $6 early Jerseys we've ever had the pleasure of handling. It's w...

New Jersey December 31, 1763 1s Very Choice New. A perfect note but for the centering, which is very close all the way around and touches the design a

New Jersey December 31, 1763 1s Very Choice New. This early Jersey is kept from the Gem grade only by its close margins. This issue is notoriously po

New Jersey December 31, 1763 1s Choice New. A perfect Gem but for the very close margins that touch the design most of the way around. Important noti

New Jersey December 31, 1763 18d Very Choice New. This is the scarce and popular variety with the word PLATE misspelled as PTATE. It's a bright...

New Jersey December 31, 1763 6s Choice New. This note is a Gem in every respect but for the centering which, as is common for this issue, is quite poo

New Jersey December 31, 1763 6s New. Better margined than most examples of this issue, but the note has some minor surface soiling and a few lightly a

New Jersey April 16, 1764 $3 Very Fine. Really high-grade for this issue, which is not listed above Very Good in Friedberg or Very Fine in Newman, th

New Jersey April 16, 1764 $6 Extremely Fine. Incredible grade for this high-denomination early issue tricolor Jersey note. The margins are quite tig

New Jersey February 20, 1776 30s Choice Very Fine. A really nice, problem-free example with three bold signatures including that of John Hart, one of