{"product_id":"new-york-city-water-works-colonial-currency-note","title":"New York City “Water Works” colonial currency note","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal City of New York “Water Works” colonial currency note dated August 25, 1774 and printed by famed New York printer Hugh Gaine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistoric Four Shillings issue authorized by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of New York City during the tense months immediately preceding the American Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures the famous Water Works steam pump vignette on the reverse, one of the most recognizable designs in colonial American paper money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important piece of early New York and Revolutionary-era history with period manuscript signatures and strong surviving detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition is circulated with folds, corner wear, 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 note was issued:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejust months before the First Continental Congress,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eduring the mounting crisis with Britain,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand one year before the Revolutionary War began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe signer “Isaac Low” style signature is especially interesting because Isaac Low was a major New York merchant and delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecirculated but complete\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emoderate fold wear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erounded corners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecenter fold visible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esome light staining\/aging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut importantly:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eno major missing sections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estrong printed detail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattractive pump vignette reverse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esignatures still visible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a 1774 municipal colonial note, this has solid eye appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52291212083482,"sku":"EB-327179766976","price":749.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_d7d47da3-bacb-49ca-ad01-0ad305ae3463.jpg?v=1779910645","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/new-york-city-water-works-colonial-currency-note","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}