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September 20, 1845
Wheeling Times And Advertiser
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A newspaper receives old colonial currency notes from Delaware, including a 20-shilling bill dated June 1, 1759, with warnings against counterfeiting, and others from 1760, 1770, and 1773, comparing them to recent worthless Ohio currency.
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OLD CURRENCY.—We have been presented with some money that looks a little more venerable, though not much more ragged than the late currency of Ohio, the St. Clair, &c., and is equally valuable. One is a note of 20 shillings, dated 1759, and reads: "No 415 Twenty shillings. This indented bill shall pass current for twenty shillings within the government of the counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware, according to an act of Assembly of the said government, made in the 32d year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, King George II. Dated, the 1st day of June, 1759." On the back is the comfortable inscription, "To counterfeit is death." We have in the same lot other bills dated 1760, 1770 and 1773, for smaller amounts.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Old Currency
Colonial Bills
Delaware Notes
Counterfeiting Warning
Where did it happen?
Counties Of New Castle, Kent And Sussex On Delaware
Story Details
Location
Counties Of New Castle, Kent And Sussex On Delaware
Event Date
1759, 1760, 1770, 1773
Story Details
Presentation of old Delaware colonial currency notes, including a detailed 20-shilling bill from 1759 with anti-counterfeiting warning, and others from later years, noted for their venerability and equal (low) value to recent bad currency.