Early Paper Money of America / New Jersey / 1759 April 10

Early Paper Money of America (NNP Edition)|

£50,000 as the Tenth War Issue of Bills of Credit was authorized by the Mar. 17, 1759 Act to be legal tender until Nov. 1, 1767 and invalid after May 1, 1768. The weight equivalent in silver is the same as provided for prior issues. See July 2, 1746 issue for denominational symbols. The faces are printed in red and black. Sage leaf backs are in black. Printed by James Parker. Signers were Joseph Hollinshead, A. Johnston, Samuel Nevill, Daniel Smith, Jr., Samuel Smith, and John Smyth.

6s Plate letters A & B [5,487]
15s Plate letters A & B [7,000]
30s Which ‘tis Death to counterfeit. Plate letters A & B [10,000]
£3 Plate letter A. O in Ounces is sometimes broken so as to resemble C [2,850]
£3 Plate letter B [2,850]
£6 [1,834]