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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Issue of May 4, 1778 Printed series of Virginia Colonial Currency in the U.S. Currency contains 20 distinct entries with CPG® values between $200.00 and $2,300.00. The unissued balance of $600,000 of the prior issue of Treasury Bills. Newly engraved

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Issue of May 4, 1778 Printed series of Virginia Colonial Currency in the U.S. Currency contains 20 distinct entries with CPG® values between $200.00 and $2,300.00.

The unissued balance of $600,000 of the prior issue of Treasury Bills. Newly engraved cuts for borders as well as State insignia. A two-letter control system in the upper left hand corner was introduced and constitutes the first use in America of series designations in combination with numbering of paper money. The date was typeset and inserted into the cast cuts of the engraved text. The spelling of TYRANNUS on the Arms in prior issues was corrected to TYRANNIS in the new cuts. Printed both on thick rag paper containing blue fibers and on thin laid paper. A. Purdie started the printing and after his death, Clarkson & Davis. Signers were L. Wood and James Wray. One signer appears on the $7 denomination and below and two on the higher denominations. Preliminary proof engraved by Robert Scot.

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May 4, 1778 $1/6 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA140a)
May 4, 1778 $1/6 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA140a)
Value Range: $2,300 - $2,300
$2,300 - $2,300
May 4, 1778 $1/6 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA140b)
May 4, 1778 $1/6 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA140b)
Value Range: $300 - $600
$300 - $600
May 4, 1778 $1/4 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA141a)
May 4, 1778 $1/4 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA141a)
Value Range: $300 - $400
$300 - $400
May 4, 1778 $1/4 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA141b)
May 4, 1778 $1/4 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA141b)
Value Range: $200.00 - $900
$200.00 - $900
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA142a)
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA142a)
Value Range: $250.00 - $250.00
$250.00 - $250.00
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA142b)
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA142b)
Value Range: $525 - $800
$525 - $800
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA143a)
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA143a)
Value Range: $400 - $400
$400 - $400
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA143b)
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA143b)
Value Range: $300 - $300
$300 - $300
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA144a)
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA144a)
Value Range: $350 - $350
$350 - $350
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA144b)
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA144b)
Value Range: $275 - $300
$275 - $300
May 4, 1778 $3 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA145a)
May 4, 1778 $3 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA145a)
Value Range: $300 - $600
$300 - $600
May 4, 1778 $3 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA145b)
May 4, 1778 $3 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA145b)
Value Range: $200.00 - $600
$200.00 - $600
May 4, 1778 $5 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA147a)
May 4, 1778 $5 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA147a)
Value Range: $200.00 - $600
$200.00 - $600
May 4, 1778 $5 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA147b)
May 4, 1778 $5 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA147b)
Value Range: $300 - $800
$300 - $800
May 4, 1778 $7 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA149a)
May 4, 1778 $7 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA149a)
Value Range: $250.00 - $500
$250.00 - $500

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May 4, 1778 $7 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA149b)
May 4, 1778 $7 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA149b)
May 4, 1778 $10 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA150a)
May 4, 1778 $10 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA150a)
May 4, 1778 $10 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA150b)
May 4, 1778 $10 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA150b)
May 4, 1778 $15 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA151a)
May 4, 1778 $15 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA151a)
May 4, 1778 $15 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA151b)
May 4, 1778 $15 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA151b)

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