The bills of the March 1, 1781 Virginia issue were printed on both thin and thick laid paper. This example is printed on thin paper by John Dunlap. Deliberate misspellings were common in this issue as secret anti-counterfeiting marks. This impressive $1000 bill features elaborate ornamental borders and was the highest denomination of the series. This high denomination bill faced low survivability likely due to the thin paper. Incredibly scarce, of the 18,249 originally printed, only 6 are known to exist today. Neat ultra high denomination for a colonial.
Signers: J.M. Simmons, J. Hopkins, Forster Webb
The bills of the March 1, 1781 Virginia issue were printed on both thin and thick laid paper. This example is printed on thin paper by John Dunlap. Deliberate misspellings were common in this issue as secret anti-counterfeiting marks. This impressive $1000 bill features elaborate ornamental borders and was the highest denomination of the series. This high denomination bill faced low survivability likely due to the thin paper. Incredibly scarce, of the 18,249 originally printed, only 6 are known to exist today. Neat ultra high denomination for a colonial.
Signers: J.M. Simmons, J. Hopkins, Forster Webb
Date: March 1, 1781
Denomination: $1,000
Friedberg #: VA-209a
State: Virginia
Certification: PMG
Grade: Very Fine 30
Comments: “Ink Burn”
