Currency
- Title:
- Two Shillings and Six Pence New Jersey Note
- Object Name:
- Currency
- Creator:
- Isaac Collins
- Date:
- 1783
- Material:
- Paper, Ink
- Dimensions:
- H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
Dimentions of Frame 7.75" w by 9.75" h and .5" deep. - Description:
- Currency Two shillings six Pence note. No. 8969 (?). " This Bill shall be recieved / equal to Gold and Silver for TWO SHILLINGS / AND SIX PENCE....." "...by Law of the State of New Jersey..." "...December, 1783. Printed in Trenton, New Jersey. State seal is on face of note with a sage leaf on break. Signed by James Ewing and James Mott.
- Provenance:
- This is a two shilling and six pence note printed in Trenton, New Jersey. The owner of this note paid gold and silver equal to the price of British currency at that time. The note has not been punch cancelled.
- People:
- Collins
- Place of Origin:
- Trenton, New Jersey
- Collection Name:
- Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire
- Item Number:
- 2011.143
- Accession Number:
- 2011.143
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum
- Credit Line:
- American Independence Museum
- Participating Organization:
- American Independence Museum
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