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Continental Currency February 17th, 1776 Fr-CC26 $4 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grades Select AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:5.00 USD Estimated At:220.00 - 440.00 USD
Continental Currency February 17th, 1776 Fr-CC26 $4 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grades Select AU
Continental Currency February 17th, 1776 Fr-CC26 $4 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grades Select AU. This higher dollar denomination uses the size and style introduced in the May 10, 1775 issue. Very even and wide face margins balance the eye appeal mightily. On the front is the vignette of a wild boar charging a spear, with the motto AUT MORS AUT VITA DECORA (Either death or an honorable life). Printed by Hall & Sellers. 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.