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Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Pair, March 10th, 1769

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:130.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 375.00 USD
Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Pair, March 10th, 1769
SOLD
100.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Jan 18 @ 14:17UTC-5 : EST/CDT
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Pennsylvania, March 10th, 1769. Lot of 2 Issued banknotes: 9 Pence, P-S2519, with a piece of text attached to back, possibly for reinforcement; and 2 Shillings, P-S2522, S/N 7903, repaired. Both are in Almost good to Good condition and have faded black text and signs of wear, especially the 2 Shillings note, which has a hole at center and significant splitting. Both are printed by Hall and Sellers, 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. (2)