Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.68

Description

A $3 Continental currency bill: front side has four cut borders; within a cut bordered emblem is an eagle fighting a heron with the motto "Exitus in dubio est" (The outcome is in doubt); text is as follows-- "Three Dollars / This bill entitles the bearer to receive Three Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in Gold or silver, according to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia November 29,1775"; Serial number is faded; first signature is hard to read and second signiture is faded; on back within a floral border cut is a nature print and text "Printed by Hall & Sellers in Philadelphia. 1776".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hall & Sellers

Notes

Date made: November 29,1775

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-15/16 in

Width

3-13/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 3 13/16 in. (7.4 x 9.7 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink, blue thread, mica flakes

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is dog-eared, peeling and small tears on borders, and has some loss of material along a centerline tear; Printing is clear; Discoloration by soiling and foxing.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Currency Collection from envelope found in Bellwood library closet by Catalina Hannan about 2002-2003. Front of envelope is labled "Revolutionary Currency (underlined) / Van Cortlandt". In the upper left corner is the return address for "Sleepy Hollow Restorations / on the Tappan Zee Tarrytown, New York".

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial