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    Connecticut Currency

    June 19, 1776

    An emission of £50,000 in bills of credit as Treasury Notes payable in lawful money by January 1, 1782. Printed in New London by Timothy Green II with engraved borders and typeset text. (This Green is the first cousin once removed of Timothy Green Jr., who had printed currency for Connecticut until his death on October 3, 1763). The front of each note shows the seal of the colony with three grape vines and a hand that points to the right on some denominations and to the left on others. The scroll carries the abbreviated motto "QUI TRAN SUST" sometimes lacking the final N or final T (What is transplanted survives). In the border is: "SIGILLUM : COLON : CONNECTICENSIS" (Seal of the Colony of Connecticut). This form of the seal was on every emission from 1755 -1780. The June 19, 1776 emission was signed and numbered in red ink and either slash or hole canceled upon redemption and some were signed and registered on the back by the comptroller. The denominations printed were: 6d, 9d, 1s, 1s3d, 1s6d, 2s, 2s6d, 5s and 40s notes.

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    6d               Serial Number: 6,425                 CT 06/19/76

    Signer: Elisha Williams.

    Size: 89.5 x 72.5mm. (front border design: 87 x 69mm; back border design: 51 x 66mm).

    Comments: Signed and numbered in red ink. The hand on the state arms points to the left. Slash cancel in the senter of the note. This is the first and only 6d denomination issued by Connecticut.

    Provenance: EANA mail bid auction 1/18/97 lot 259. Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment.

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    6d               Serial Number: 10,297                 CT 06/19/76

    Signer: Benjamin Payne.

    Size: not available.

    Comments: Signed and numbered in red ink. The hand on the state arms points to the left. No cancel. Image of the back is not available.

    Courtesy of Early American Numismatic Auctions, Inc.   Images used with permission from their on-line auction catalog for the auction of April 20, 1996, lot 413.

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    9d               Serial Number: 29,131                 CT 06/19/76

    Signer: Jabez Hamlin.

    Size: not available.

    Comments: Signed and numbered in red ink. The hand on the state arms points to the right. No cancel. Image of the back is not available.

    Courtesy of Early American Numismatic Auctions, Inc.   Images used with permission from their on-line auction catalog for the auction of April 20, 1996, lot 414.

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    1s3d               Serial Number: 2229                 CT 06/19/76

    Signer: Jesse Root.

    Size: 91 x 72mm (front border design: 86 x 68mm; back border design: 51 x 65mm).

    Comments: Signed and numbered in red ink. The hand on the state arms points to the right. Slash cancel. Redemption registration on back signed in red ink, "Register[e]d J. Jeffery G[eneral] Cl[er]k."

    Provenance: EANA mail bid auction 12/02/95 lot 411. Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment.