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New York Colonial Currency – One Pound

Printer Hugh Gaine American
February 16, 1771
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 690
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. Denominations issued were: 5s, 10s, £1. £2, £3, £5 and £10.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: New York Colonial Currency – One Pound
  • Printer: Hugh Gaine (American, Belfast, Ireland ca. 1726–1807 New York)
  • Date: February 16, 1771
  • Medium: Engraving and letterpress
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 3 15/16 in. (6.7 × 10 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1548
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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