| Description |
Continental Currency January 14, 1779 Full Sheet of $20-$80-$70-$5/$4-$3-$2-$1 Issued Notes Fr. CC-92-102-101-91/90-87. PCGS About New 53 Apparent. A full sheet of eight notes from the issue, but with a different denomination array than the previous full double sheet. Included are the scarcer $1, $70, and highest $80 denominations from the resolution. Printed by Hall and Sellers on paper watermarked UNITED/STATES. In the 5th edition of The Early Paper Money of America, Eric notes that "Francis Hopkinson developed the new emblems and mottoes for the $35 45, $70, and $80 denominations for this issue." Fully issued, with the bold signatures of Roberts and Leacock on each note. The red-orange color on the faces is very pleasing and handling is light. Noted with "Small Edge Splits in Margins." A beautiful and rare uncut Continental sheet. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
From Newman X (Heritage Auctions, November 2018), lot 20096, realized $11400. |
