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***Auction Highlight*** Continental Currency Nov 2nd, 1776 $3 Fr-CC48 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grad

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:375.00 - 750.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** Continental Currency Nov 2nd, 1776 $3 Fr-CC48 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grad
***Auction Highlight*** Continental Currency Nov 2nd, 1776 $3 Fr-CC48 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grades xf+. Hall & Sellers was a Philadelphia printing company originally established by Benjamin Franklin. In 1743 Franklin hired David Hall (1714-77), a Scottish journeyman printer, and in 1748 made the latter a partner. The firm printed Pennsylvania Gazette, Franklin's newspaper. In 1766 Franklin sold his share in the business to Hall, and later that same year Hall brought in the journeyman printer William Sellers as his new partner, establishing Hall & Sellers. The firm carried government contracts, including printing paper money.An emission totaling $5,000,000 payable in Spanish milled dollars, or the equivalent in gold or silver, was authorized by the Continental Congress resolutions of November 2nd and December 28th, 1776. The issue is similar to that of July 22, 1776. Printed by Hall and Sellers in Philadelphia. The paper, made at Ivy Mills in Chester County, Pennsylvania, contained blue fibers and mica flakes. Detector bills were printed on blue paper. Denominations include the: $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8 and $30.