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Continental Currency
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CC-16 Signed by
John Shee Colonel in Revolutionary War 1775 Continental 6 Dollars Note |
PMG EF-40 |
$495.00 |
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CC-16 Signed by
Daniel Cunyngham
Clymer Pennsylvania Attorney & Colonel in Revolutionary War 1775 Continental 6 Dollars Note |
PMG AU-50 EPQ |
$695.00 |
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CC-20 Designed by
Benjamin Franklin Most Popular Continental Note 1776 Continental 1/3 Dollar "Fugio" Note |
PMG AU-55 EPQ |
$1995.00 |
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CC-21 Designed by
Benjamin Franklin Most Popular Continental Note 1776 Continental 1/2 Dollar "Fugio" Note |
PMG AU-50 EPQ |
$1595.00 |
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CC-23 Signed by
John Mease Pennsylvania Patriot & "Last of the Cocked Hats" 1776 Continental 1 Dollar Note |
PMG ChVF-35 EPQ |
$495.00 |
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CC-26 Signed by
Benjamin
Jacobs &
Israel Whelen Jewish Signer of Continental Currency & Commissary General 1776 Continental 4 Dollars Note |
PMG EF-40 |
$495.00 |
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CC-26 Signed by Isaac Howell and Robert A.
Roberts AUT MORS AUT VITA DECORA (Either death or an honorable life) 1776 Continental 4 Dollars Note |
PMG ChU-64 EPQ |
$995.00 |
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CC-26 Signed by
Matthew Clarkson Pennsylvania Delegate to the Continental Congress & Philadelphia Mayor 1776 Continental 4 Dollars Note |
PMG VF-25 |
$295.00 |
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CC-28 Signed by
Tench Tilghman &
James Milligan Aide-de-camp to General George Washington & Comptroller General of the United States Treasury 1776 Continental 6 Dollars Note |
PMG AU-53 EPQ |
$695.00 |
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CC-31 Signed by Samuel Sellers & George
Campbell DEPRESSA RESURGIT (Though crushed it recovers) 1776 Continental 1 Dollar Note |
PMG ChEF-45 |
$595.00 |
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CC-60 Signed by
Benjamin Levy Jewish Signer of Continental Currency 1777 Continental 7 Dollars "Baltimore" Note |
PMG ChEF-45 |
$695.00 |
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CC-62 Signed by
Joshua Barney Baltimore Native & Revolutionary War Naval Hero 1777 Continental 30 Dollars "Baltimore" Note |
PMG ChEF-45 EPQ |
$595.00 |
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CC-66 Signed by
James Ewing Pennsylvania Soldier & Statesman 1777 Continental 5 Dollars "United States" Note |
PMG EF-40 |
$1595.00 |
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CC-77 Signed by
Jedediah Snowden Philadelphia Cabinetmaker & Statesman 1778 Continental 30 Dollars "Yorktown" Note |
PCGS AN-53 PPQ |
$2995.00 |
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CC-84 Signed by
Gunning Bedford Jr Delaware Delegate to the Continental Congress & Signer of the United States Constitution 1778 Continental 40 Dollars Note |
PMG AU-53 EPQ |
$2995.00 |
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CC-97 Signed by Robert A. Roberts &
John Leacock Pennsylvania Patriot and Famous Playwright 1779 Continental 50 Dollars Note |
PMG AU-50 |
$395.00 |
Colonial Currency
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CT-194 Printed by
Timothy Green Famous Connecticut Printer 1776 Connecticut 1 Shilling Note |
PMG ChAU-58 EPQ |
$395.00 |
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CT-216 Signed by
John Treadwell Connecticut Delegate to Continental Congress & Governor 1777 Connecticut 4 Pence Note |
PMG AU-55 |
$295.00 |
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DE-67 Printed by
Benjamin Franklin Famous Printer & Patriot 1759 Delaware 15 Shillings "John J. Ford, Jr." Note |
PMG VF-25 |
$3995.00 |
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DE-73 Signed by
John McKinly,
Thomas Collins & Boaz Manlove 2 Colonial Governors of Delaware & Notorious Tory 1776 Delaware 1 Shilling Note |
PMG AU-55 EPQ |
$395.00 |
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DE-77 Signed by
John McKinly,
Thomas Collins & Boaz Manlove 2 Colonial Governors of Delaware & Notorious Tory 1776 Delaware 5 Shillings Note |
PMG AU-55 EPQ |
$495.00 |
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DE-80 Signed by
John McKinly,
Thomas Collins & Boaz Manlove 2 Colonial Governors of Delaware & Notorious Tory 1776 Delaware 20 Shillings Note |
PMG EF-40 EPQ |
SOLD |
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GA-87 Signed by
Benjamin Andrew Georgia Delegate to the Continental Congress 1777 Georgia 5 Dollars Note |
PMG ChVF-35 |
$2995.00 |
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MA-204 Printed by
Benjamin Edes Famous Printer & Patriot 1776 Massachusetts 5 Shillings Note |
PMG VF-30 |
$595.00 |
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MA-272 Printed by
Paul Revere Famous Printer & Patriot 1779 Massachusetts 4 Shillings "Rising Sun" Note |
PCGS AN-50 |
$1995.00 |
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MD-69 Printed by
Anne C. Green Signed by
William Eddis Famous Printer & a British Loyalist 1774 Maryland 6 Dollars Note |
PMG EF-40 |
$295.00 |
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MD-70 Printed by
Anne C. Green Signed by
William Eddis Famous Printer & a British Loyalist 1774 Maryland 8 Dollars Note |
PMG EF-40 |
$295.00 |
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MD-89 Printed by
Frederick Green Signed by
James Brice Mayor of Annapolis & Governor of Maryland 1775 Maryland 6 Dollars Note |
PMG ChVF-35 |
$495.00 |
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NH-141 Signed by
Nicholas Gilman Signer of the United States Constitution 1775 New Hampshire 3 Pounds Note |
PMG AU-55 EPQ |
$3995.00 |
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NJ-176 Signed by
John
Hart &
Colonel John Stevens New Jersey Signer of the Declaration of Independence & Treasurer of New Jersey 1776 New Jersey 18 Pence Note |
PCGS ChAN-58 PPQ |
$795.00 |
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NJ-187 Signed by
Philemon Dickinson,
David Brearly
& Joseph Borden Delaware Delegate to the Continental Congress, Signer of the United States Constitution & Revolutionary War Colonel 1780 New Jersey 4 Dollars Note |
PMG VF-25 |
$595.00 |
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NY-173 "Water Works Note" Signed by
John H. Cruger Chamberlain of New York City and Loyalist Soldier 1775 New York 2 Shillings Note |
PMG ChU-64 |
$595.00 |
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NY-197 "Water Works Note"
Signed by Colonel Abraham Brasher & Andrew Gautier 1776 New York 8 Shillings Note |
PMG ChAU-58 EPQ |
$795.00 |
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NC-170 Signed by J. Burk "Union of Hearts the Strength of Interests" 1778 North Carolina 1/8 Dollar Note |
PMG VF-25 |
$595.00 |
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PA-137 Signed by Jacob Lewis Issued for the Relief and Employment of the Poor in the City of Philadelphia 1769 Pennsylvania 9 Pence "Bettering House Money" Note |
PMG ChF-15 |
$695.00 |
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PA-159 "Lighthouse Note" Engraving of the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse 1773 Pennsylvania 4 Shillings Note |
PMG AU-53 EPQ |
$595.00 |
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PA-161 Signed by
Frederick Kuhl Engraving of the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse 1773 Pennsylvania 14 Shillings Note |
PMG ChEF-45 |
$495.00 |
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PA-174 "Lighthouse Note" Engraving of the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse 1775 Pennsylvania 16 Shillings Note |
PMG ChAU-58 EPQ |
$995.00 |
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PA-212 Printed by
John
Dunlap Famous Printer 1777 Pennsylvania 9 Pence Note |
PMG GemU-66 EPQ |
$995.00 |
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SC-131 "Hostile Only to
the Hostile" Elephant Note Signed by Philip Neyler, John Berwick & William Parker 1776 South Carolina 4 Dollars Note |
PMG EF-40 |
$1995.00 |
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SC-133 "Fearlessly" Wind
on Rock Note Signed by William Scott Jr, John S. Dart & William Parker 1776 South Carolina 8 Dollars Note |
PMG AU-53 EPQ |
$2995.00 |
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VA-124 Signed by L. Wood Convention Money "Death to Counterfeit" 1777 Virginia 2/3 Dollar Note |
PMG AU-55 |
$795.00 |
Historic Documents
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Richard Henry Bayard - (1796-1868) First Mayor of Wilmington in 1832, Chief Justice of Delaware and United States Senator from Delaware. Signed letter dated April 26, 1848 concerning certain claims upon the estate of Ebenezer Tucker. Measures 8”x 10”. |
$195.00 |
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Thomas Francis Bayard - (1828-1898)Thomas U.S. statesman, born in Wilmington, Delaware. He was the son of James Asheton Bayard (1799-1880). He began his law practice at Wilmington in 1851. An active Democrat, Bayard was elected U.S. Senator in 1869 to succeed his father and was reelected in 1875 and 1881. He became Secretary of State during Cleveland's first administration. Bayard was much concerned with Anglo-American relations. He became ambassador to Great Britain during Cleveland's second term. ALS, Washington, D.C., Friday, April 7, 1876. To a Mr. Ward: "Will you dine with me today at seven, quite informally?". Measures 5”x 8”. |
$195.00 |
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1785 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Vellum Document signed by Governor, John Dickinson, a Delaware Signer of the U.S. Constitution. A Patent Deed issued to George and Frederick Knapp for a parcel of land in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is docketed and signed by Revolutionary War Captain Mathew Irwin as Master of Rolls and Recorder of Deeds for Philadelphia. The document is in excellent condition - clean and bright with the manuscript text and signatures bold and beautiful. Measures 14"x 14". |
$995.00 |
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Legal DS dated August, 1761. Very fine condition. Refers to a court case in which McKean represented the defendant. McKean, is best known as a Delaware Signer of the Declaration of Independence, but also served in the Congress of the Confederation, and as Pennsylvania Governor. Boldly signed by McKean on front and verso. Measures 7 ¼”x 2 ½”. |
$995.00 |
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Delaware U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator. U.S. Secretary Treasurer in President Andrew Jackson’s Cabinet. Signed letter from Treasury Department, dated October 31, 1831, concerning 3 cases of merchandise onboard the Brig America. 6 ¼”x 8 ¼” professionally matted and framed using acid free materials with a color portrait of McLane to an overall size of 14”x 19 ½”. |
$295.00 |
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Delaware U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator. U.S. Secretary Treasurer in President Andrew Jackson’s Cabinet. ALS, February 8, 1838. He has asked Mr. Atkinson to forward copies of his {McLane's] testimony “before the Committee at Annapolis ... together with a letter from Mr. Nicholas from which I am happy to perceive that our prospects are brightening.” Measures 8”x 10”. |
$195.00 |
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Robert Treat Paine - (1731-1814) Signer of the Declaration of Independence. 1783 Legal Document in excellent condition, signed “R T Paine” and entirely penned in his hand on laid paper with the papermaker’s watermark. "The Jurors for The Body of The County of Bristol upon their Oaths Present that Joseph Eddy of Taunton on The 28th Day of April Last at Norton Labourer with Force and Arms Broke open The Corn Crib of Jacob Sheppard & then & there Took, Stole and carried away from there A Half a Bushel of Indian Corn then & there being Found of The Goods & Chattels of The sd Jacob Sheppard of The Value of 4 Shillings to The Damage of The sd Jacob Sheppard in Evil Example to others if found in like case against the Peace of our Commonwealth and there Laws in such case made & provided." Silvester Richmond Foreman Signs along with Jacob Sheppard as witness. Guilty Fined L3. On verso it reads Indictment of Joseph Eddy for Theft. Measures 6 ½”x 8”. |
$995.00 |
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. American lawyer and revolutionary leader, a member of the Continental Congress and a vigorous upholder of the rights of small states. Instrumental in having Delaware become the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Scarce good content War date ADS. Signed, "Geo: Read," as Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Admiralty Cases, May 18, 1782, issuing subpoenas in the case of William Camblin vs. Francis Wade. Measures 8”x 5”. |
$1995.00 |
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Commodore John Rodgers - (1772-1838) Distinguished Naval Officer during War of 1812. Signed letter dated January 24, 1835, to Commodore James Barron. 6 ½”x 8 ¾” professionally matted and framed using acid free materials with an engraving of Rodgers to an overall size of 13 ½”x 20 ½”. |
$295.00 |
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Caesar Augustus Rodney - (1772-1824) Autograph Letter Signed, "Caesar A. Rodney", Wilmington, Delaware, March 25, 1799. Rodney represented Delaware in the House and Senate, was Attorney General, 1807-1811, and became our first Minister to Argentina. Backed on cardstock. Measures 6”x 6 ¼”. |
$195.00 |
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Caesar Augustus Rodney - (1772-1824) Autograph Letter Signed, "C.A. Rodney", Wilmington, Delaware, March 26, 1804 to Samuel Carswell, Philadelphia. Rodney represented Delaware in the House and Senate, was Attorney General, 1807-1811, and became our first Minister to Argentina. This letter mentions Alexander Hamilton, who was soon to die in a duel with Aaron Burr. It reads in part, "…I directed A. Hamilton to advise you to ---- the 600 Dollars from Higgins on the terms he proposed as the Court will soon come around. Mrs. Rodney presented me last Tuesday with a fine boy…". Rodney signed this document 4 times. Torn at wax seal. Measures 10”x 16”. |
$495.00 |
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William Williams - (1731-1811) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, American merchant, politician and statesman. Born in Lebanon, Connecticut. Member of the Continental Congress (1776-1778, 1783 and 1784), member of the governor’s Council (1784-1803). ADS, Lebanon (Connecticut), April 6, 1774 to John Lawrence, Esq., Treasurer of the Colony about reimbursement for the transportation of a woman “greatly infected with the foul disease.” “Wm. Williams Judge…” One corner torn. Writing strong and bold. Measures 6”x 7 ½”. |
$995.00 |
Other Stuff
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This yellow Dutch brick was dug up within the stockade site near the De Vries monument in Lewes, Delaware during an archeological excavation of the site conducted by the Sussex Archaeological Association in 1952. The brick measures approximately 1" x 3" x 7" and comes in an oak hinged box for protection. |
$1995.00 |
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Delaware Prison Tokens made of brass and used as money by inmates. Prison officials authorized these tokens in order to prevent contraband from entering the prisons. The purpose is to limit a prisoner's spending as normal coinage supplied by friends of the prisoner is useless within the walls of the prison. Two types "Delaware Board of Corrections" and "New Castle County Workhouse Wilmington, Del." Available in $1.00, 25 cents, 10 cents, 5 cents and 1 cent denominations. |
$20.00 each |
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2 pounder cannonball found near Mount Independence, Vermont, across Lake Champlain from Fort Ticonderoga, New York. It is one of 72 found in the ruins of an old stone warehouse foundation where General Benedict Arnold armed his ships in preparation for the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in 1776. | $295.00 |
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1823 Delaware State Lottery Ticket to finance the completion of St Peter's Church. The scheme of prizes is on the front of the ticket. The ticket is printed on clean laid paper and the lettering is very sharp. It is in excellent condition and has nice margins. |
$195.00 |
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1853 Bank of Milford $1.00 Obsolete Note. The General Assembly of Delaware on February 4, 1851, passed an act to incorporate a bank in Milford. The Bank of Milford opened for business in August of 1852. |
$295.00 |
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1854 Bank of Milford $2.00 Obsolete Note. The General Assembly of Delaware on February 4, 1851, passed an act to incorporate a bank in Milford. The Bank of Milford opened for business in August of 1852. |
$295.00 |
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1854 Bank of Milford $3.00 Obsolete Note. The General Assembly of Delaware on February 4, 1851, passed an act to incorporate a bank in Milford. The Bank of Milford opened for business in August of 1852. |
$295.00 |
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1854 Bank of Milford $5.00 Obsolete Note. The General Assembly of Delaware on February 4, 1851, passed an act to incorporate a bank in Milford. The Bank of Milford opened for business in August of 1852. |
$295.00 |
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1862 The Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Milford $1.00 Civil War Era Obsolete Note. Obsolete banknotes are also known as “broken banknotes” or “wildcat notes.” Before there were National banknotes many private banks issued their own paper money without US Government backing. Many of these notes became worthless when the banks closed. |
$295.00 |
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