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***Auction Highlight*** Continental Currency November 2nd, 1776 $8 Fr-CC53 Sig. J. Gaither & Deni Hi

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** Continental Currency November 2nd, 1776 $8 Fr-CC53 Sig. J. Gaither & Deni Hi
***Auction Highlight*** Continental Currency November 2nd, 1776 $8 Fr-CC53 Sig. J. Gaither & Deni Hills Grades Select CU. This is another well-printed type note with excellent paper surfaces and originality. Face margins are wide. Clear ink signatures are at the lower right. The back is centered nearly perfectly, and it is deeply inked with a bold nature print showing henbit and buttercup leaves in the center. 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.