Current Money of Virginia Colonial Currency, Act of Assembly Passed October 12, 1758 French & Indian War Period, Three Pounds or Twelve Crowns, Signed by PEYTON RANDOLPH, PCGS Banknote graded Choice Fine-15.
Fr. VA-22. The currency young George Washington may have used. PMG has not certified any Fr. VA-22 note(s). Friedberg states: “All Issues From VA-1 to VA-61 Are VERY RARE or EXTREMELY RARE.” This Uniface note has a details holder comment of repairs, backed. The typeset printed face is clean well printed and very pleasing in eye appeal. PCGS Banknote declaring this note “Choice” and it is Signed by Peyton Randolph and R(obert)C(arter) Nicholas. Printed by William Hunter, measuring 85mm x 61mm. Endorsed in pen as typical numerous times on the back, even across the strip of reinforcement paper that patched the note about two hundred years ago. Rare and important. This is a pleasing note on its face with much strong inking, a bold serial number, and signatures. Very similar in its compared appearance to the 5th Edition Newman Plate Note for this issue being Five Pounds, shown illustrated on page 439. Provenace: F.C.C. Boyd Estate; Stack's sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part III, May, 2004, Lot 835.
PEYTON RANDOLPH (1721-1775). First & Third President of the Continental Congress first elected on September 5, 1774; Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Chairman of the Virginia Conventions; and Governor of Virginia
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