Issue of January 1, 1753

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Issue of January 1, 1753 series of Delaware Colonial Currency in the U.S. Currency contains 6 distinct entries with CPG® values between $650.00 and $6,250.00.

£3,000 in Bills of Credit is similar to the previous issue. The backs of the four lowest denominations are blank. The backs of the two highest denominations are the same as the corresponding backs of the previous issue. Printed by Benjamin Franklin and David Hall. Signers were William Armstrong, John Brinkley, and John Clowes. A letter dated Mar. 15, 1753 written by Franklin to Jehu Curtis is included and discussed in the Introduction and confirms many of Franklin’s printing practices.