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New York Colonial Currency– Ten Pounds

Printer Hugh Gaine American
February 16, 1771
Not on view
An emission of £120,000 in bills of credit receivable for taxes. Printed by Hugh Gaine in New York City on thin laid paper. There was extensive counterfeiting of this issue. Denomination issued were: 5s, 10s, £1. £2, £3, £5 and £10.

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Object Information
  • Title: New York Colonial Currency– Ten Pounds
  • Printer: Hugh Gaine (American, Belfast, Ireland ca. 1726–1807 New York)
  • Date: February 16, 1771
  • Medium: Engraving and letterpress
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 4 in. (6.8 × 10.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1547
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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