Pennsylvania Currency
April 10, 1777 PA. 4 with Black Text PCGS Abt. New-50
Pennsylvania, April 10, 1777, Four Pounds, Black Printed Text, Printed by John Dunlap, PCGS graded About New-50.
Fr. PA-224a. An April 10, 1777 Revolutionary War major "Black Printed" series type. Only 12,665 of the 4 highest denomination notes were printed. Its holder states apparent small internal split near bottom left of center" (this actually being a tiny thin in the paper where its special PENSYL/VANIA watermark is made within the paper). A printed woodcut vignette on the reverse side very clearly showing a farming scene with the printer John Dunlap's imprint. The two signatures of Michael Shubart and William Thorne are penned in red and brown ink. A quality Four Pounds denomination lacking in most collections. Listed in the (2008) 5th Edition of Newman in EF at $450 yet with a "dash" for values in all higher grades.
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