Continental Currency

1/6 Dollar
 
Continental Congress issue. February 17, 1776, plate C. 600,000 printed. Signed by Daniel Carroll, a signer of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
Fr#CC-19
4 Dollars
 
Continental Congress issue. February 17, 1776. 130,435 printed. Signed by William Webb who also signed the Bush Declaration on on March 22, 1775.
Fr#CC-26
60 Dollars
PMG 35
Continental Congress issue. September 26, 1778. 340,914 printed.
Fr#CC-86
65 Dollars
 
Continental Congress issue. January 14, 1779. 182,070 printed. Last issue of Continental Currency.
Fr#CC-100

Connecticut

40 Shillings
PMG 50
Connecticut. May 10, 1775.
Fr#CT-182
Comptroller Receipt
 
Hartford, Connecticut. £20. January 30, 1782. Ralph Pomeroy signed.
Comptroller Receipt
 
Hartford, Connecticut. £7. February 18, 1782.
Comptroller Receipt
 
Hartford, Connecticut. £7/6s/1d. June 1, 1782. Peter Colt signed.
Colonial Interest Certificate
 
Hartford, Connecticut. £1/4s. October 5, 1789. Oliver Wolcott.
Comptroller Receipt
PCGS Currency 65PPQ
Hartford, Connecticut. 19s/7d. December 9, 1789. Ralph Pomeroy (crossing out Oliver Wolcott). Watermarked.
Comptroller Receipt
 
Hartford, Connecticut. £1. January 22, 1791. Ralph Pomeroy.
Comptroller Receipt
PCGS Currency 40
Hartford, Connecticut. £3/7s/1d. May 14, 1792. Kingsbury.
Currency Transfer Certificate
 
Connecticut. £1. January 20, 1790. Signed by Peter Colt, grandfather of Samuel Colt, crossing out the signature of Jedediah Huntington.
Gunpowder Receipt
 
Connecticut. August 19, 1778. From Capt. Jacob Dewitt acknowledging receipt of gunpowder from Jabez Huntington for the defense of Connecticut.

Georgia

20 Dollars
PMG VF35
Georgia. May 4, 1778. Issue was paid for by selling captured Tory estates. Signed by William Few who also signed the Constitution.
Fr#GA-122

Maryland

$2, $1, $2/3, $1/3
PMG 12
Maryland. April 10, 1774. 31,500/34,500/31,000/31,000 printed. Uncut sheet with all notes s/n 5639 and signers Clapham and Eddis. Estimated 2-4 surviving (2025).
Fr#MD-67/66/65/63

Massachusetts

2 Shillings
PMG 8
Massachusetts. August 18, 1775. 10,000 printed. Engraved and printed by Paul Revere. 16 known (2025).
Fr#MA-159
5 Shillings
PMG 6
Massachusetts. August 18, 1775. 10,000 printed. Contemporary sewn repair. Engraved and printed by Paul Revere. Estimated two dozen known (2025).
Fr#MA-162
4 Shillings
PMG 30
Massachusetts. October 18, 1776. 5,143 printed. Front engraved and printed by Paul Revere ("codfish" note). 26 known (2025).
Fr#MA-232
5 Dollars
PMG 30
Massachusetts. July 5, 1780. 26,267 printed. UNITED STATES w/m.
Fr#MA-282

New Jersey

18 Pence
PCGS Currency 63
New Jersey. December 31, 1763, plate A. 5,000 printed.
Fr#NJ-153
6 Shillings
PMG 58
New Jersey. March 25, 1776, plate B. 18,750 printed. Signed by John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. NEW JERSEY w/m.
Fr#NJ-178
6 Pounds
PMG 25
New Jersey. March 25, 1776. 3,125 printed. Engraver David Rittenhouse became the first Director of the U.S. Mint in 1792. NEW JERSEY w/m.
Fr#NJ-183
3 Dollars
PCGS 45
New Jersey. June 9, 1780. 12,000 printed. Signed by David Brearley, a signer of the Constitution.
Fr#NJ-186

New York

5 Pounds
PMG 45
New York. February 16, 1771. 6,000 printed. Among the finest known based on grade (2025).
Fr#NY-166
8 Shillings
 
New York. March 5, 1776. 2,500 printed. 4th water works issue.
Fr#NY-197

North Carolina

40 Shillings
PMG 40
North Carolina. April 4, 1748. 2,000 printed.
Fr#NC-69
3 Pounds
 
North Carolina. April 4, 1748. 2,000 printed.
Fr#NC-70
2s6d, £1, 10s
PMG 64
North Carolina. December, 1771. Signed by Richard Caswell, 1st and 5th governor of North Carolina.
Fr#NC-136b · 139 · 138
5 Pounds
PMG 25
North Carolina. December, 1771. 2,000 printed. Signed by Richard Caswell, 1st and 5th governor of North Carolina.
Fr#NC-143

Pennsylvania

20 Shillings
PMG 15
Pennsylvania. June 1, 1764. 21,000 printed. Printed by Ben Franklin.
Fr#PA-126
2 Shillings, 6 Pence
PCGS Currency 20
Pennsylvania. April 3, 1772. 33,962 printed. Signed by John Morton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Fr#PA-157
40 Shillings
PMG 40
Pennsylvania. April 3, 1772, plate C (Sellers misspelled as SELLESS). 5,000 printed. Signed by "Tory renegade" Thomas Coombe.
Fr#PA-158

Rhode Island

10 Shillings
PCGS Banknote 3
Rhode Island. February 14, 1743/44. 10,000 printed. Only 1 known (2025).
Fr#RI-56a
$1-$5, $7, $8, $20
PMG 63EPQ
Rhode Island. July 2, 1780. 2,600 printed. Uncut sheet of 8 notes. Signed by Adam Comstock, a colonel in the RI militia and at battles such as Bunker Hill. CONFEDERATION w/m.
Fr#RI-282-289
20 Dollars
PCGS Currency Apparent 55
Rhode Island. July 2, 1780. 2,600 printed. Signed by Metcalfe Bowler, a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress. CONFEDERATION w/m.
Fr#RI-289
40 Shillings
PCGS Currency Apparent 558PPQ
Rhode Island. May 1786. 10,000 printed but 96% of the overall issue was burned by the State between 1793 and 1803.
Fr#RI-300

South Carolina

8 Dollars / 13 Pounds
PMG AU55
South Carolina. October 19, 1776. 2,500 printed. Based on grade may be the finest known (2025).
Fr#SC-133

Virginia

1000 Dollars
PMG VF30
Virginia. March 1, 1781. Printed by John Dunlap, official printer to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia - he printed the first 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence between the night of July 4th and morning of July 5. Out of the original 18,249 notes printed 6 known to exist (2026).
Fr#VA-209a

District of Columbia

Canal Lottery #1 Ticket
PSA Authentic
City of Washington, ca. 1796. Signed by Daniel Carrol (of Duddington) who owned land that became Washington D.C.

Louisiana

100 Livres
PMG VF25
La Louisiane (Louisiana). January 1, 1720. Banque Royale France. Printed on paper watermarked “Billet de Banque” and embossed with the bank’s seal.
Pick#A17b

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