Colonial and Continental Currency Now Eligible for PMG’s Registry

By CoinLink on Friday, November 23, 2007
Filed Under: Banknotes, Coin Grading & Authentication, Registry Sets

Since the introduction of the Notes Registry at the end of August, interest has been growing. We currently have more than 200 sets that have been created by our users. Now, PMG has released a Colonial and Continental Currency category with numerous sets for the collectors of these unusual notes. These sets were created using the Friedberg arrangement from “Paper Money of the United States – 18th Edition.”

Beginning with Colonial Currency and continued with Continental Currency, which was issued in 11 series by the Continental Congress to finance the Revolutionary War, these early notes established our country’s financial separation from England.

The Colonial notes show how we adapted the denominations of our heritage (Spanish Milled dollars, British Shillings and Pence) but by printing our own money we were attempting to distinguish ourselves from these countries while still keeping trade active.

These notes are collectible for a number of reasons including their rarity, the unique designs and the historical signatures that adorn many of the notes as they were often hand-numbered and hand-signed.

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9 Comment(s)

Josh Swain | Feb 17, 2008 | Reply

I recently found a Ten Shilling note dated June 1780 while cleaning an attic of my grandfather. How can I tell if this is authentic?
William B I Wallace | Mar 16, 2008 | Reply

I have a well-worn 30 shillings note printed by Hall and Sellers in 1775; dated at Philadelphia, the 8th Day of December 1775. Plate “A” No. 265 (hand written)w/ 3 signatures, (as best I can make out):
Signatures:
1st Abel Loans
2nd C Moore (washed out faded grey different ink
than either the top or bottom)
3rd Tho Moore
Is there a resource that has signatures related to each series?
tonia thomas | Apr 7, 2008 | Reply

my husband has numerous paper currency dated from 1773-1778, printed by Hall & Sellers, some are 5,8,15 shillings. Some are 8 & 20 dollars. How can we find out if these notes are worth anything? Please respond, we are very curious. Thanks
Jeanne Axsom | May 13, 2008 | Reply

I have a 1767 colonial currency $4 Maryland note.
Signed by Robert Couden and John Clapham. Would like to know how I can find the value.

Thank you
Owen Jansson | Jul 8, 2008 | Reply

I’m looking for Pennsylvania provincial currency and colonial/Continental currency signed by William Crispin. He was on Pennsylvania shilling notes after 1773, and I know he was on some Continental Congress issues ($1 and $8 at least)of Nov 29, 1775. The latter were signed by Thomas Smith and Wm Crispin. Where are reputable sources to look for these?
Julie | Aug 17, 2008 | Reply

I just found some twenty dollar paper bills–are all serial numbers printed in red? Signatures, too? How do we find a value for these?
Shane | Nov 25, 2008 | Reply

Hi,

I was given a 1776 Continental Dollar as a 21st Birthday Present (21 years ago) by an aunt of mine. I was informed that it was authentic and had no reason to believe otherwise.

However, I live in Ireland and do not know how to authenticate my coin, or if indeed it is authentic, what value may be placed on it.

Does anyone know what I should be looking out for that may not appear in normal descriptions of this coin?

Many thanks

Shane
Dave | Nov 3, 2009 | Reply

Hi Shane,
I am no expert but wanted you to know that I read someplace on the web that only sixty of the coins like you have still exist. I would imagine you have a *very* valuable coin there; guard it well and check with several reputable dealers before you sell it. If you don’t sell it, then be sure to insure it well.
Dave
Henry | Aug 18, 2010 | Reply

I will be listing a Pennsylvania 18d 1776 note (slabbed by PMG as AU53) later today (August 18, 2010) on EBAY. Perhaps this note will interest you.