New York Colonial Note Fr#NY-177 September 2, 1775 $1 PMG 10
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 sheaf of wheat encircled by the latin motto “ACERVUS E PARVIS GRANDIS” (Great accumulation from small things). This example has some edge damage but still legible with bold ink and affordable for a New York note.
Signers: Abraham Livingston
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 sheaf of wheat encircled by the latin motto “ACERVUS E PARVIS GRANDIS” (Great accumulation from small things). This example has some edge damage but still legible with bold ink and affordable for a New York note.
Signers: Abraham Livingston
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 sheaf of wheat encircled by the latin motto “ACERVUS E PARVIS GRANDIS” (Great accumulation from small things). This example has some edge damage but still legible with bold ink and affordable for a New York note.
Signers: Abraham Livingston
Date: September 2, 1775
Denomination: $1
Friedberg #: NY-177
State: New York
Certification: PMG
Grade: 10
Comments: “Severed and Reattached, Edge Damage”