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Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Trio, April 3rd, 1772

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:260.00 USD Estimated At:375.00 - 750.00 USD
Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Trio, April 3rd, 1772
SOLD
260.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Jan 18 @ 14:21UTC-5 : EST/CDT
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Pennsylvania, April 3rd, 1772. Lot of 3 Issued banknotes: 18 Pence, P-S2537, S/N 25104; 2 Shillings, P-S2538, S/N 23571; and 2 Shillings and 6 Pence, P-S2539, S/N 5197. All have black text with black borders, and are in Fine to Choice VF condition with some toning and signs of wear such as small pinholes and splitting. Signatures includes Samuel Howell Jr. and Thomas Fisher, among others. All three 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. (3)