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Colonial Currency, SC, March 6, 1776, £2-5s

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:2,600.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Colonial Currency, SC, March 6, 1776, £2-5s
South Carolina Currency

Exceptional March 6, 1776 Two Pounds Five Shillings South Carolina Note PASS-CO Graded EF-40

South Carolina. March 6, 1776. Two Pounds Five Shillings. Red and Black Printed with Hebrew Text Letters. PASS-CO graded Extremely Fine-40.

Fr. SC-123. This Revolutionary War South Carolina note is a significant South Carolina rarity. Only 10,000 notes were printed. This remarkable example is in a smaller size being very well printed in red and black, having sharp looking text and devices. There are four full large margins, which is extraordinary for this issue. The bold brown ink signatures add further to the very pleasing overall eye appeal, with just a few trivial expert repairs, having a restored centerfold and corners as noted on its holder. This historic issue also has used a Hebrew text letter at the upper top right, as a decorative and anti-counterfeiting device. It was printed in the shop of Francis Salvador, a Jewish patriot who was killed earlier that year, while on a secret mission ordered by George Washington in order to meet with a recruit the local Indian tribes to the American side!

The production method in 1776 for any note of two or more colors meant extra work for the printer. Each sheet had to be placed onto the printing press twice, one time to print the red text and a second pass to add the black. Each time a color was printed, the paper sheet had to be hung up to dry for a day and then laid back down, hopefully in the same exact place as proper alignment was critical, to add the second color. Obviously, this was a far more timely procedure that added extra work and cost. That is a major reason we see so few Colonial issues that are multicolor.