Paper Money
United States, $40, Sept. 26, 1778, serial 78462, PMG Choice AU 58.FR-CC-84.This odd-denomination note printed by Hall and Sellers features a finely rendered vignette on the obverse with the motto CONFEDERATION in the ribbon below the Eye of Providence looking down upon a flaming altar encircled by thirteen stars (symbolizing the thirteen colonies). Bold ink serial number and signatures, strong embossing, margins slightly uneven, good paper quality and color.Pedigreed to the Currency Auctions of America bullet sale of 2004 with lot tag 22031.
Estimate: 300-450 USD