Pennsylvania: April 10, 1777 (in red and black)
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    Pennsylvania Currency

    April 10, 1777 (in red and black)

    Part of the above emission of £200,000 in bills of credit was printed in red and black on both the front and back, except for the two highest denominations which are black on the back and have black typeset borders on the front. The numbering overlaps the black issue and includes the same signers. Printed by John Dunlap in Philadelphia on paper watermarked "PENSYL / VANIA" Denominations issued in red were: 1s, 1s6d, 2s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 8s, 12s, 16s, 20s, 40s and £4.

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    20s                              Serial Number: 9150                  PA 04/10/77

    Signer: James Cannon, James Davidson.

    Size: 104 x 64mm (front border design: 101 x 61mm; back border design: 101 x 61mm).

    Comments: Numbered and signed in brown inks. Note the use of Davidson here while on the £4 bill shown below the same signer used Davison! Arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in red on the front with a ship, plow and bundles of wheat surrounded with the motto "AGRI   CULT.[URE]     COM   MERC [E]." Four engraved borders in red with inner typeset design in black, text in red and black inks. On the back is a farm scene in red ink. The typeset border is in black with the text in both red and black inks. The paper is watermarked: "PENSYL / VANIA" in two lines oriented horizontally from the back top to bottom.

    Provenance: Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the EAHA mail bid auction of 01/17/98, lot 384.

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    £4                              Serial Number: 6996                 PA 04/10/77

    Signer: James Cannon (in red), James Davison.

    Size: 106 x 65mm (front border design: 100 x 62mm; back border design: 97 x 60mm).

    Comments: Numbering and second signature in black ink, first signature in red ink. Note the use of Davison here while on the 20s bill shown above the same signer used Davidson! Arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in red on the front with a ship, plow and bundles of wheat surrounded with the motto "AGRI   CULT.[URE]     COM   MERC [E]." Four engraved borders in red with outer typeset design in black, text in black ink. On the back is a farm scene and typeset border in black. The paper is watermarked: "PENSYL / VANIA" in two lines oriented horizontally from the front top to bottom.

    Provenance: Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the EANA mail bid auction of 04/20/96, lot 574.