South Carolina Currency
Fully Signed and Issued December 23, 1776 South Carolina
South Carolina. December 23, 1776 Act. Four Dollars, Burning "Ship" Vignette, Fully Signed and Issued, Crisp Extremely Fine.
Fr. SC-138a. This 1776 Revolutionary War note is quite rare being Fully Signed and Issued, and nicely centered with four full margins on both its face and back. Eye appeal of Crisp AU, having conservation of deft corner tip repairs on the reverse under close examination. The paper remains crisp and clean with easily readable full signatures present. The reverse side has four printed Hebrew Text Letters used within the design as both decoration and "anti-counterfeiting" devices. These Hebrew text letters were used from the famous historic Jewish Patriot, merchant and printer Francis Salvador (1747-August 1, 1776) of South Carolina used from his printing press. Salvador the first person of the Jewish faith to be Elected to Public Office in America, and the First Jewish American Patriot to be killed in the American Revolutionary War. On August 1, 1776 Salvador was sent on a secret mission in service to General George Washington, attempting to recruit the native American Indians to the Patriot side when he was killed in battle. A noble connection this this impressive Revolutionary War issue note. This current note appears comparable the the same fully signed $4 denomination offered in the Stack's Ford/Boyd Collection Sale, Part XV, October 2006, lot 8727 graded raw VF to EF, that note selling then for $1,035. A scarce, very choice pleasing fully signed and issued note.