{"product_id":"1776-delaware-colonial-currency-note","title":"1776 Delaware Colonial Currency Note","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Delaware colonial currency note dated January 1, 1776 and printed by James Adams of Wilmington during the opening year of the American Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScarce Twenty Shillings denomination featuring the British royal arms on the face and the famous sheaf-of-wheat reverse with the inscription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“To Counterfeit is Death.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important piece of early American and Revolutionary-era history issued just months before the Declaration of Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong surviving detail with bold printing, signatures, and attractive eye appeal for the issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition is circulated with folds and handling consistent with age as shown in photographs, but the note remains complete, authentic, and highly displayable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA desirable addition to any colonial currency, Revolutionary War, or early American collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis issue was authorized by the Assembly of the counties of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewcastle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSussex upon Delaware\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebefore formal independence from Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe face bears:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe British royal arms,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehandwritten signatures,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eornate engraved borders,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand denomination “XXs” (20 shillings).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse features the distinctive sheaf of wheat vignette with the famous warning:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“To Counterfeit is Death.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Adams engraved and printed these notes and had previously worked with Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is cataloged as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedberg DE-80 (20 Shillings, Jan. 1, 1776)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery respectable for Revolutionary-era Delaware currency:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomplete with full margins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esolid signatures still visible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emoderate circulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecenter fold but not severely split\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edecent ink quality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattractive eye appeal overall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is noticeably nicer than many surviving raw examples.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52291211723034,"sku":"EB-327179756953","price":1114.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_60e44f04-7965-4284-8e22-72f9c13978fd.jpg?v=1779910635","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1776-delaware-colonial-currency-note","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}