Series of July 12, 1709

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Series of July 12, 1709 series of Connecticut Colonial Currency in the U.S. Currency contains 32 distinct entries with CPG® values between $7,500.00 and $18,000.00.

£24,000 (£8,000, £11,000, and £5,000) in indented Bills of Credit issued pursuant to the May 1709, Oct. 1709 and Oct. 1710 Acts to pay for an aborted expedition against Canada. These were receivable for taxes at 5% advance, but not legal tender. Engraved on two copper plates by Jeremiah Dummer of Boston, the four highest denominations being on the “large” or “great plate” and the lowest four being on the “small plate.” Colony Arms contain the motto SUSTINET QUI TRANSTULIT (He who transplants sustains himself). The Arms are surrounded by frames, having a different shape for each denomination. The back contains an engraved scroll from the identical back plate used for contemporaneous issues of Massachusetts Bay. Signers were John Chester, John Eliot, John Haynes, Caleb Stanly, and Joseph Tallcott.