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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Issue of May 4, 1778 Printed series of Virginia Colonial Currency in the U.S. Currency contains 20 distinct entries with CPG® values between $260.00 and $2,900.00.
The unissued balance of $600,000 of the prior issue of Treasury Bills. Newly engraved cuts for borders as well as State insignia. A two-letter control system in the upper left hand corner was introduced and constitutes the first use in America of series designations in combination with numbering of paper money. The date was typeset and inserted into the cast cuts of the engraved text. The spelling of TYRANNUS on the Arms in prior issues was corrected to TYRANNIS in the new cuts. Printed both on thick rag paper containing blue fibers and on thin laid paper. A. Purdie started the printing and after his death, Clarkson & Davis. Signers were L. Wood and James Wray. One signer appears on the $7 denomination and below and two on the higher denominations. Preliminary proof engraved by Robert Scot.

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  Issue of May 4, 1778 Printed Value Range Favorite
Issue of May 4, 1778 Printed Value Range  
May 4, 1778 $1/6 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA140a)
$2,900
-
$2,900
$2,900 - $2,900
May 4, 1778 $1/6 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA140b)
$390
-
$775
$390 - $775
May 4, 1778 $1/4 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA141a)
$390
-
$525
$390 - $525
May 4, 1778 $1/4 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA141b)
$260
-
$1,150
$260 - $1,150
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA142a)
$325
-
$325
$325 - $325
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA142b)
$675
-
$1,000
$675 - $1,000
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA143a)
$525
-
$525
$525 - $525
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA143b)
$390
-
$390
$390 - $390

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May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA144a)
$455
-
$455
$455 - $455
May 4, 1778 $1 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA144b)
$360
-
$390
$360 - $390
May 4, 1778 $3 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA145a)
$390
-
$775
$390 - $775
May 4, 1778 $3 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA145b)
$260
-
$775
$260 - $775
May 4, 1778 $5 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA147a)
$260
-
$775
$260 - $775
May 4, 1778 $5 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA147b)
$390
-
$1,000
$390 - $1,000
May 4, 1778 $7 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA149a)
$325
-
$650
$325 - $650
May 4, 1778 $7 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA149b)
-
 
May 4, 1778 $10 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA150a)
-
 
May 4, 1778 $10 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA150b)
-
 
May 4, 1778 $15 Virginia, Thin Paper (Fr. VA151a)
-
 
May 4, 1778 $15 Virginia, Thick Paper (Fr. VA151b)
-
 
       

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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Issue of May 4, 1778 Printed series of Virginia Colonial Currency in the U.S. Currency contains 20 distinct entries with CPG® values between $260.00 and $2,900.00.
The unissued balance of $600,000 of the prior issue of Treasury Bills. Newly engraved cuts for borders as well as State insignia. A two-letter control system in the upper left hand corner was introduced and constitutes the first use in America of series designations in combination with numbering of paper money. The date was typeset and inserted into the cast cuts of the engraved text. The spelling of TYRANNUS on the Arms in prior issues was corrected to TYRANNIS in the new cuts. Printed both on thick rag paper containing blue fibers and on thin laid paper. A. Purdie started the printing and after his death, Clarkson & Davis. Signers were L. Wood and James Wray. One signer appears on the $7 denomination and below and two on the higher denominations. Preliminary proof engraved by Robert Scot.

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