The bills of the March 1, 1781 Virginia issue were printed on both thin and thick laid paper. This example is of the thick paper variety. The front features a typeset design and ornamental borders with a blank back. Deliberate misspellings were common in this issue as secret anti-counterfeiting marks. The secret mark on this high denomination $750 bill is “D” missing from the end of “Pounds” on the left edge, seen on the note as “Pouns”. Additionally, in the first line “B” in Bill is replaced with a “Q”, presenting as “QILL”. Exceptional near uncirculated example with light paper and bold ink. Extremely scarce note, of 18,249 originally printed, only 7 thick paper examples are known to exist today. This choice AU example holds the top spot of the population reports, finest known. Fantastic note worthy of the advanced collector.
Signers: J. Rose, W. Martin, John Lyne
The bills of the March 1, 1781 Virginia issue were printed on both thin and thick laid paper. This example is of the thick paper variety. The front features a typeset design and ornamental borders with a blank back. Deliberate misspellings were common in this issue as secret anti-counterfeiting marks. The secret mark on this high denomination $750 bill is “D” missing from the end of “Pounds” on the left edge, seen on the note as “Pouns”. Additionally, in the first line “B” in Bill is replaced with a “Q”, presenting as “QILL”. Exceptional near uncirculated example with light paper and bold ink. Extremely scarce note, of 18,249 originally printed, only 7 thick paper examples are known to exist today. This choice AU example holds the top spot of the population reports, finest known. Fantastic note worthy of the advanced collector.
Signers: J. Rose, W. Martin, John Lyne
