1773 Pennsylvania Two-Shilling Note—Hall & Sellers—Colonial Currency
Pennsylvania colonial currency note dated October 1, 1773, denominated two shillings and printed by Hall and Sellers of Philadelphia. Issued less than three years before the Declaration of Independence, the note preserves the language of royal government through its reference to King George III.
The face features Pennsylvania’s arms, ornamental borders, and prominent manuscript signatures appearing to be those of Abel Evans and Joseph Allen. The reverse displays a rain-and-rainbow scene above cultivated land, together with the Hall and Sellers imprint and the anti-counterfeiting warning, “To Counterfeit is DEATH.”
Catalog reference: Friedberg PA-164. Circulated, with folds, toning, surface wear, localized staining, faded red printing, and small edge splits. The denomination, date, and principal signatures remain readily visible. Ungraded; offered as pictured.
An accessible example of colonial American paper money from the years immediately preceding independence.
Pennsylvania colonial currency note dated October 1, 1773, denominated two shillings and printed by Hall and Sellers of Philadelphia. Issued less than three years before the Declaration of Independence, the note preserves the language of royal government through its reference to King George III.
The face features Pennsylvania’s arms, ornamental borders, and prominent manuscript signatures appearing to be those of Abel Evans and Joseph Allen. The reverse displays a rain-and-rainbow scene above cultivated land, together with the Hall and Sellers imprint and the anti-counterfeiting warning, “To Counterfeit is DEATH.”
Catalog reference: Friedberg PA-164. Circulated, with folds, toning, surface wear, localized staining, faded red printing, and small edge splits. The denomination, date, and principal signatures remain readily visible. Ungraded; offered as pictured.
An accessible example of colonial American paper money from the years immediately preceding independence.
