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Delaware December 1, 1739 2s PCGS Banknote About Unc 50 Details.. ...
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Incredible Grade Early Benjamin Franklin Note
Delaware December 1, 1739 2s PCGS Banknote About Unc 50
Details.Signed by John Holliday, Jabez Maud Fisher, and Thomas Noxon, no imprint appears on this uniface note printed by Benjamin Franklin. The seal design of the Royal Arms at lower left is the same as was used on the earlier 1734 issue. It contains the mottos DIEU ET MON DROIT (God and my Right) as well as HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (Evil to he who thinks Evil). The top border shows a broad indent with a hidden "TWO S" protector and the other three borders display a floral pattern. This note was both the Newman Plate Note as well as being color plated in the Ford III catalog. Six thousand Pounds Sterling were authorized from this issue date to replace worn bills. PCGS Banknote cites "Small edge repair, Masked stains, Signature redrawn, Serial number redrawn." The previous March 1, 1734 issue was the first printed by Benjamin Franklin. To add some pricing perspective for the more uninitiated collector, if this was the later and much more common June 1, 1759 Delaware issue, in this state of preservation it would be one of the finest known and worth several thousand dollars. The fact is that you can count the survivors from this crushingly rare issue on one hand. This is no doubt the finest example known and will be a source of great pride for whomever is so fortunate to survive the melee that will be required to obtain it this evening.
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2023 September 13 - 15 Long Beach Expo US Currency Signature® Auction #3593 (go to Auction Home page)
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September, 2023
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