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Vermont February 1781 2s6d Extremely Fine. This piece is ...
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Description
Vermont February 1781 2s6d Extremely Fine. This piece is one of the prettiest Vermont notes that we have had the pleasure of offering, although there are some repairs of splits and edge nicks. It is fully intact, very well margined, sharply printed and boldly signed. All Vermont notes are very rare and most known examples are in extremely low grade. The majority of the known pieces have been pieced together from several different notes, often of different denominations. Vermonts are unpriced in Newman above the Very Good grade. They are printed on thin, weak paper that quickly disintegrated in circulation. Their scarcity is due to the fact that only a single issue was emitted and that issue, authorized in February of 1781, had its legal-tender status revoked after a little more than a year in circulation. The scarcity has increased by the fact that these notes retained their validity for tax payments, but the Treasury was denied the right to re-issue the bills and they were destroyed when received as taxes. This 2s6d denomination is the most commonly found of the Vermonts and this piece is fully intact and not rebuilt making it an ideal piece to represent the 14th State. An extraordinary piece of this very rare Colony's currency.Auction Info
2004 (CAA) Orlando, FL Signature Sale #338 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2004
8th-10th
Thursday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 10
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