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Early American currency

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Benjamin Franklin Paul Revere Benjamin Franklin Bache (journalist)

Engraved and printed by Paul Revere.
Printed by Benjamin Franklin and David Hall.
Printed by Benjamin Franklin Bache on specialized paper acquired by Benjamin Franklin.

Thirteen colony set of United States Colonial currency

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Complete denomination set of United States Colonial currency[1]
Colony Value Date Catalog Note (Obv) Note (Rev) Signatures Images & text
Connecticut 40s 1775-01-02 CT-178 Connecticut colonial currency, 40 shillings, 1775 (obverse) Connecticut colonial currency, 40 shillings, 1775 (reverse) Elisha Williams,
Thomas Seymour,
Benjamin Payne
Delaware 4s 1776-01-01 DE-76 Delaware colonial currency, 4 shillings, 1776 (obverse) Delaware colonial currency, 4 shillings, 1776 (reverse) John McKinly,
Thomas Collins,
Boaz Manlove
Georgia $40 1778-05-04 GA-124 Georgia colonial currency, 40 dollars, 1778 (obverse) Georgia colonial currency, 40 dollars, 1778 (reverse) Charles Kent,
William Few,
Thomas Netherclift,
William O’Bryen,
Nehemiah Wade
Maryland $1 1770-03-01 MD-55 Maryland colonial currency, 1 dollar, 1770 (obverse) Maryland colonial currency, 1 dollar, 1770 (reverse) John Clapham,
Robert Couden
Massachusetts 2s 1741-05-01 MA-87.15 Massachusetts colonial currency, 2 shilling, 1741 (obverse) Massachusetts colonial currency, 2 shilling, 1741 (reverse) Robert Choate,
Jonathan Hale,
John Brown,
Edward Eveleth
New Hampshire $1 1780-04-29 NH-179 New Hampshire colonial currency, 1 dollar, 1780 (obverse) New Hampshire colonial currency, 1 dollar, 1780 (reverse) James McClure,
E. Robinson,
Joseph Pearson,
John Taylor Gilman (rev)
New Jersey 12s 1776-03-25 NJ-179 New Jersey colonial currency, 12 shilling, 1776 (obverse) New Jersey colonial currency, 12 shilling, 1776 (reverse) Robert Smith,
John Hart,
John Stevens, Jr.
New York 2s 1775-08-02 NY-173 New York colonial currency, 2 shilling, 1775 (obverse) New York colonial currency, 2 shilling, 1775 (reverse) John H. Cruger,
William Waddell
North Carolina £3 1729-11-27 NC-33 North Carolina colonial currency, 3 pounds sterling, 1729 (obverse) North Carolina colonial currency, 3 pounds sterling, 1729 (reverse) William Downing,
John Lovick,
Edward Moseley,
Cullen Pollock,
Thomas Swann
Pennsylvania 20s 1771-03-20 PA-149 Pennsylvania colonial currency, 20 shilling, 1771 (obverse) Pennsylvania colonial currency, 20 shilling, 1771 (reverse) Francis Hopkinson,
Robert Strettell Jones,
William Fisher
Rhode Island $1 1780-07-02 RI-282 Rhode Island colonial currency, 1 dollar, 1780 (obverse) Rhode Island colonial currency, 1 dollar, 1780 (reverse) Caleb Harris,
Metcalf Bowler,
Jonathan Arnold
South Carolina $60 1779-02-08 SC-155 South Carolina colonial currency, 60 dollars, 1779 (obverse) South Carolina colonial currency, 60 dollars, 1779 (reverse) John Scott,
John Smyth,
Plowden Weston
Vermont 5s 1781-02 VT-4 Vermont colonial currency, 5 shilling, 1781 (obverse) Vermont colonial currency, 5 shilling, 1781 (reverse) Ebenezer Walbridge,
John Fasset
Virginia £3 1773-03-04 VA-69 Virginia colonial currency, 3 pounds sterling, 1773 (obverse) Virginia colonial currency, 3 pounds sterling, 1773 (reverse Peyton Randolph,
John Blair, Jr.

Denomination set of United States Continental currency (1775-1779)

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Complete denomination set of United States Continental currency (1775-1779)[2]
Value Date Catalog Note (Obv) Note (Rev) Signatures Images & text
$16 1776-02-17 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Thomas Leech
$13 1776-02-17 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Mordecai Lewis
$12 1776-02-17 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Samuel Massey
$23 1776-02-17 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Israel Whelen (Wheelen)
$1 1776-02-17 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] William Coats
John Williams
$2 1775-05-10 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] William Craig
John Bayard
$3 1776-02-17 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] William Coats
John Williams
$4 1779-01-14 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Lodowick (Ludovic) Sprogell
John Lawrence
$5 1776-11-02 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] James Walker
Horatio or Rinaldo Johnson
$6 1775-11-29 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] George Clymer
George Campbell
$7 1776-05-09 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Benjamin Levy
Benjamin Brannan (Brannon)
$8 1778-09-26 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Counterfeit Detector
$20 1779-01-14 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Thomas Edison
Phineas Bond
$30 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]]
$35 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]]
$40 1778-09-26 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Isaac or John (Jr.) Gray
John Helm
$45 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]]
$50 1779-01-14 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] William Coats
Levi Budd
$55 1779-01-14 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Samuel Nicholas (Nichols)
William Gray
$60 1778-09-26 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] John Lawrence
John Helm
$65 1779-01-14 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] James Dundas
Robert Cather (Caither)
$70 1779-01-14 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] Joseph Watkins, Jr.
John Lawrence
$80 1779-01-14 [[File: |150px|alt=]] [[File: |150px|alt=]] John Leacock
Robert A. Roberts
  1. ^ Friedberg & Friedberg, pp. xx–xx.
  2. ^ Friedberg & Friedberg, pp. xx–xx.