New York Colonial Note Fr#NY-176 September 2, 1775 $1/2 PMG 15 *10 Known*
The notes of the September 2, 1775 issue were payable in Spanish milled silver dollars and printed on thick paper by John Holt. This issue discontinued the threat of death to counterfeiters. On the reverse there is an emblem depicting a tree being planted encircled by the latin motto “POSTERITATE” (For posterity). 5,000 of these $1/2 notes were originally printed with only 10 known to exist today.
Signers: Thomas Tucker, …
The notes of the September 2, 1775 issue were payable in Spanish milled silver dollars and printed on thick paper by John Holt. This issue discontinued the threat of death to counterfeiters. On the reverse there is an emblem depicting a tree being planted encircled by the latin motto “POSTERITATE” (For posterity). 5,000 of these $1/2 notes were originally printed with only 10 known to exist today.
Signers: Thomas Tucker, …
The notes of the September 2, 1775 issue were payable in Spanish milled silver dollars and printed on thick paper by John Holt. This issue discontinued the threat of death to counterfeiters. On the reverse there is an emblem depicting a tree being planted encircled by the latin motto “POSTERITATE” (For posterity). 5,000 of these $1/2 notes were originally printed with only 10 known to exist today.
Signers: Thomas Tucker, …
Date: September 2, 1775
Denomination: $1/2
Friedberg #: NY-176
State: New York
Certification: PMG
Grade: 15
Comments: N/A