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Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Quartet, October 1st, 1773; 3rd of December 1775 & April 25th, 1776

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:170.00 USD Estimated At:280.00 - 450.00 USD
Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Quartet, October  1st, 1773; 3rd of December 1775 & April 25th, 1776
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Pennsylvania. Lot of 4 Issued banknotes: 1773, 18 Pence, P-S2540A (2), with black and red text, arms of the Penn family at center, Good condition with signs of wear, including damaged margins; 1776, 2 Shillings, P-S2567, with black text, Crowned supported British arms, Good condition with large split at center, toning, and damage to margins; and 1776, 30 Shillings, P-S2571, with black text, Crowned supported British arms, Good condition and entirely split in two at center. All are printed by Hall and Sellers. Various signatures includes James Hartley, Joseph Mifflin, and Samuel Morris. Samuel Morris (June 24, 1734 - July 7, 1812) was an American soldier in the American Revolutionary War. He is the patriarch of one of Philadelphia's most prominent families. Hall and 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 the 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.