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Colonial Currency, NJ April 23, 1761 30 Shillings

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New Jersey Currency

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Pleasing Circulated April 23, 1761 Thirty Shillings Note

New Jersey. April 23, 1761. Thirty Shillings. Plate B. Choice Very Fine.
Fr. NJ-144. This red and black printed note is very attractive and clean for the grade, It is very well centered on both its face and back. All three signatures are nice and clear and it has choice eye appeal. Only 5,000 30s notes were printed, of which only 1,250 would be on Plate B. A lovely, collectable note.

The production method in 1761 for any note of two or more colors meant extra work for the printer. Each sheet had to be placed onto the printing press twice, one time to print the red text and a second pass to add the black. Each time a color was printed, the paper sheet had to be hung up to dry for a day and then laid back down, hopefully in the same exact place as proper alignment was critical, to add the second color. Obviously, this was a far more timely procedure that added extra work and cost. That is a major reason we see so few Colonial issues that are multicolor.

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