BOILER78 Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I started collecting colonial currency 4 years ago primarily because I was having a hard time "filling the holes" in my very specialized pattern collection. I was attending 6-7 major shows across the country each year and finding no more than 1-2 coins for my efforts. I started buying colonial notes because they were interesting, historical, sometimes beautiful and relatively cheap. Initially I wanted to complete a 13 colony set in the best grade I could find but as the collection grew so did my areas of interest. There are many ways to collect in addition to the afore mentioned 13 colony set...... there are famous signers from the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution and notes signed by continental congressmen and early colonial governors. There are notes printed by Benjamin Franklin or designs engraved by Paul Revere. All of these are fascinating and historically significant IMO plus they are downright fun to collect. I am currently working on the South Carolina ordinance of 1779 issues. Six down and one to go This particular series is quite scarce and usually seen damaged or well worn on those rare occasions when you run across one. All of these notes were previously in the Ford collection and all but one is also ex. F.C.C. Boyd. I didn't attend the Ford sales and actually acquired the six pieces through three different sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Those are some neat colonials there Boiler!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa-migration Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Those are truly outstanding notes you've got there, Boiler! Hang on to them! RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 superb i like them all please scan and post any paul revere sword in hand notes the full vignette on the reverse type and also any 1777 omission dated georgia colored seal vignette notes we await your reply on these here boards with excited anticipation (thumbs u my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatPovGuy Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Really fascinating bits of history. Probably my favorite thing when it comes to coins/currency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinguy19 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Wow I really love those. I would like to start collecting colonial currency myself, about how much do common colonial notes go for on average? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 common state and continental colonial notes in decent, nice eye appeal, problem free, xf go for around $65-$200 with most usually in the 100-125 dollar range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinguy19 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 That's not too bad at all, the history that goes along with these is so appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbucks-migration Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Great notes...I like Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
