1776 NEW JERSEY 30 SHILLINGS COLONIAL NOTE

This is an original New Jersey colonial currency note from the Revolutionary era.IdentificationColony of New Jersey – Thirty ShillingsDated March 25, 1776Printed in Burlington by Isaac Collins.Cataloged as:Friedberg NJ-181The note was issued just months before the Declaration of Independence and still references:“His Majesty King GEORGE the Third”which makes these transitional 1776 issues especially interesting historically. The reverse carries the warning:“‘Tis Death to counterfeit.”and features the famous engraved leaf nature print used as an anti-counterfeiting device. Isaac Collins was one of the finest colonial printers of the era.What Makes This Note Desirablecomplete and attractiveunusually strong marginsexcellent red and black ink contrastbold signaturesattractive leaf reversecleaner than most circulated survivorsThe mica-flake paper and nature-print reverse are signature characteristics of these New Jersey issues.Condition AssessmentI would estimate:roughly Fine to Very Fine detailshonest circulationno major missing piecesmoderate folds onlyvery solid eye appealThis is substantially nicer than many raw colonial notes encountered on eBay.