Early Paper Money of America / Pennsylvania / 1776 April 25

£85,000 in Bills issued pursuant to the April 6, 1776 Resolve. Similar in size and style to the Oct. 25, 1775 issue, except that British Arms are on denominations of 1s and over. The number of Crowns is keyed to the three highest denominations (not on 10s). See August 10, 1739 for spelling and type style variations. Printed on paper containing mica flakes and blue silk threads. Signers were Cornelius Barnes, Benjamin Betterton, William Clifton, William Crispin, George Douglass, Abel Evans, Josiah Hewes, William Kenly, Hugh Lloyd, Charles Moore, Thomas Moore, Samuel C. Morris, Sketchly Morton, Elisha Price, Joseph Redman, William Smith, Peter Thomson, and Andrew Tybout. One signer is on the four lowest denominations, two signers are on the four middle denominations and three signers are on the highest four denominations, one signature and numbering usually in red ink.

3d Plate letters A, B & C, Pennsylvania [54,545]
4d Plate letters A, B & C, Pensilvania [54,546]
6d Plate letters A, B & C, Pensylvania [54,546]
9d Plate letters A, B & C, Pensylvania [54,545]
1s PENNSYLVANIA, S for Smither in top border [28,572]
18d PENNSYLVANIA [28,571]
2s PENNSILVANIA [28,572]
2s6d Pennsylvania [28,571]
10s Plate A, Pennsylvania, Mirror image “S” on right column [7,000]
10s Plate B, Pennsylvania, Mirror image “S” on left column [7,000]
20s Plate A, PENNSILVANIA, Capital letters on right column [7,000]
20s Plate B, PENNSYLVANIA, Capital letters on left column [7,000]
30s Plate A, Pensylvania [7,000]
30s Plate B, Pensilvania [7,000]
40s Plate A, PENSYLVANIA, J. SMITHER SCULP. [7,000]
40s Plate B, PENSILVANIA, J. SMITHER SCULP. [7,000]