This 1777 Delaware bill features the new State Arms and elaborate borders engraved and printed by James Adams on course paper with blue silk threads. The reverse features a large sheaf of wheat with “To Counterfeit is Death” beneath. Solid VF/XF example, with strong paper and ink. Sneaky scarce, of the 9,800 originally printed, only 27 are known to exist today.
Signers: John Laws, John Wiltbank
This 1777 Delaware bill features the new State Arms and elaborate borders engraved and printed by James Adams on course paper with blue silk threads. The reverse features a large sheaf of wheat with “To Counterfeit is Death” beneath. Solid VF/XF example, with strong paper and ink. Sneaky scarce, of the 9,800 originally printed, only 27 are known to exist today.
Signers: John Laws, John Wiltbank