The April 11, 1778 Yorktown issue is extremely scarce and considered the holy grail of Continental issues. It was passed by the Continental Congress who met at York, Pennsylvania rather than Philadelphia from September 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778. During that time, Hall and Sellers moved their operation to York from Philadelphia as well to accommodate the demand for paper money in the heat of the war. The entire Yorktown issue was recalled in June of 1779 due to immense British counterfeiting which is why this issue is so difficult to find, especially genuine examples such as this one. This $8 note features an emblem of a harp with 13 strings of different sizes, representing the 13 colonies. This emblem is encircled by the Latin motto “MAJORA MINORIBUS CONSONANT” (The large colonies and the small colonies are in harmony). The reverse features nature print of three sage leaves. Lovely note with superior detail and paper for the grade and particularly bold ink. Historic and extremely scarce Continental with a population lower than the elusive CC-9 marbled edge note. An elite addition for any Continental collection.
Signers: William Thorne, Robert Cather
The April 11, 1778 Yorktown issue is extremely scarce and considered the holy grail of Continental issues. It was passed by the Continental Congress who met at York, Pennsylvania rather than Philadelphia from September 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778. During that time, Hall and Sellers moved their operation to York from Philadelphia as well to accommodate the demand for paper money in the heat of the war. The entire Yorktown issue was recalled in June of 1779 due to immense British counterfeiting which is why this issue is so difficult to find, especially genuine examples such as this one. This $8 note features an emblem of a harp with 13 strings of different sizes, representing the 13 colonies. This emblem is encircled by the Latin motto “MAJORA MINORIBUS CONSONANT” (The large colonies and the small colonies are in harmony). The reverse features nature print of three sage leaves. Lovely note with superior detail and paper for the grade and particularly bold ink. Historic and extremely scarce Continental with a population lower than the elusive CC-9 marbled edge note. An elite addition for any Continental collection.
Signers: William Thorne, Robert Cather
Date: April 11, 1778
Denomination: $8
Friedberg #: CC-75
State: Continental
Certification: PMG
Grade: Very Fine 30
Comments: “Ink, Stains”
