{"product_id":"1776-new-jersey-30-shillings-colonial-note","title":"1776 NEW JERSEY 30 SHILLINGS COLONIAL NOTE","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original New Jersey colonial currency note from the Revolutionary era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColony of New Jersey – Thirty Shillings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDated March 25, 1776\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted in Burlington by Isaac Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCataloged as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedberg NJ-181\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe note was issued just months before the Declaration of Independence and still references:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“His Majesty King GEORGE the Third”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich makes these transitional 1776 issues especially interesting historically. The reverse carries the warning:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“‘Tis Death to counterfeit.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand features the famous engraved leaf nature print used as an anti-counterfeiting device. Isaac Collins was one of the finest colonial printers of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Makes This Note Desirable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomplete and attractive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunusually strong margins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexcellent red and black ink contrast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebold signatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattractive leaf reverse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecleaner than most circulated survivors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mica-flake paper and nature-print reverse are signature characteristics of these New Jersey issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI would estimate:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eroughly Fine to Very Fine details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehonest circulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eno major missing pieces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emoderate folds only\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003every solid eye appeal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is substantially nicer than many raw colonial notes encountered on eBay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52291211657498,"sku":"EB-327179708614","price":1114.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_8ddd14d1-7f32-44d2-b87b-1fda856d8217.jpg?v=1779910632","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1776-new-jersey-30-shillings-colonial-note","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}