Lot 31
Rhode Island. July 1780. Sheet of eight notes: $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $7, $8, and $20 Denominations Colonial currency. Notes from the issue of July 1780 of which $130,000 worth in legal tender bills payable in Spanish milled dollars was authorized. The Resolve of June 1788 required their exchange for the fast depreciating notes of May 1786. Signers on this sheet are Comstock and Harris. The shiny specks in the paper are flecks of mica -- as made, and one of the many anti-counterfeiting devices the Colonial issuers used to insure honesty. A lovely sheet of notes printed on two sides. Uncirculated 63 or Better.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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| Realized $2,760 |
