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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 18, May 2, 2021, Article 8

EARLY PAPER MONEY OF AMERICA ON NNP

Newman Numismatic Portal Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided this report on the latest updates to Newman's Early Paper Money of America. Thanks. -Editor

Early Paper Money of America on Newman Portal

We continue to update the NNP Edition of Eric Newman's Early Paper Money of America. This online version incorporates additional images from the Newman paper money sales, in addition to edits contributed by collectors and researchers. Ray Williams, David Gladfelter, and others have contributed to this ongoing effort.

Continental Currency note of May 10, 1775 front
Continental Currency note of May 10, 1775 back

One of the most iconic notes in this series is the marbled edge $20 from the Continental currency issue of May 10, 1775. This anti-counterfeiting measure is visually stunning, so much so that it was selected for the front cover of the fifth edition of Early Paper Money of America. The legislation for the May 10 issue, a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 22, 1775, contains an allusion to slavery: "That the propotion or quota of each colony be determined according to the number of inhabitants of all ages, including negroes and mulattos, in each colony." This stands in opposition to the first article of the Constitution as ratified in 1788, which counted slaves at a rate of 3/5 for the purposes of determining the makeup of the House of Representatives. A broadside of the June 22, 1775 resolution is known (Evans Early American Imprints 42963) and is represented in a number of institutional collections. Owners of the $20 marbled edge notes may wish to keep an eye out for this compelling "go with" item.

Image: Marbled edge Continental Currency note of May 10, 1775, ex. Newman VIII (Heritage Auctions 11/2017), lot 28170, realized $26,400.

Link to Early Paper Money of America on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/imagecollection/513468



Wayne Homren, Editor

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