Just 14 Notes Completes your Colonial Currency Collection!

Colonial notes were printed in 

all 13 colonies...

Colonial notes were printed in All 13 colonies but are becoming increasingly rare. The most popular way to collect colonial notes is to find and purchase a note from each Colonial State.
So why should there be 14 notes in a Colonial Currency Collection? Because in addition to at least one note from each colony, you will want one or more Continental Currency notes. 
Continental Currency notes were issued through the Continental Congress and helped finance the revolutionary war. Please see the attached note

Silver and gold were in very short supply and the colonies had no mint to produce coins. Thus, the creation of paper Colonial Notes.

Ben Franklin printed many Pennsylvania and Delaware notes. Importantly, his nature unique leaf prints on the backs of notes were effective counterfeit protectors. His business name appears on notes printed in 1764 and earlier. He had a partner named Hall who teamed up with Sellers after Franklin's retirement from the printing trade. Pennsylvania also used the New York City trick of issuing notes for specific government expenditures. The Insane Asylum Note (actually the Walnut Street Jail) and the Lighthouse Note raised money for public works and community infrastructure such as jail buildings, piers, and lighthouses. 

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Treasuredstocks.com has full colonial note set collections available. We also have graded and authenticated notes from each of the 13 Colonies. Prices are fair and reasonable – but these prices are destined to increase dramatically. Call us at 870-670-4255  or email jeff@treasuredstocks.com  for help and support, as you venture into Colonial Note Set collection.

Treasuredstocks.com is an Official Dealer for PCGS and PMG grading institutes.  We are also members of numerous Numismatist organizations including Professional Currency Dealers Association (PCDA) and American Numismatic Association (ANA).

Treasured stocks.com was founded in 1987 to provide currency enthusiasts and investors with a wide choice of currency items. The site offers a range of national and international coins and currency for the value conscious currency collector and investor.

Contact us by email at jeff@treasuredstocks.com or call 870-670-4255

Happy July 4th -- Celebrate our Nation's Birth with Colonial Currency!

THIS LAND WAS MADE 

FOR YOU and ME!

 Wishing you a Healthy, Happy, and Joyous 

Fourth of July Holiday!

 Today we celebrate our Nation's Birth -- and the birth of democracy world-wide. Today we also celebrate the birth of our nation's currency.

We take great pride in our nation's history-and seeing the rockets' red glare this Fourth of July will once again reignited our dedication to preserving history as we know it. Colonial notes are rare and extremely valuable. They were a significant part of our American heritage as an independent and free nation. To hold one of these notes is to hold a vital part of our social, economic, and political independence from Britain.

Happy Fourth of July to all -- and congratulations America for your economic "independence" and strength!

For more examples of some of the rarest, most sought-after Colonial Notes -- from all 13 of the original colonies, click here:

 http://www.treasuredstocks.com/currency/colonial-notes.html

Colonial Note Collections -- How and Why

Building Set Collections of Colonial Notes -- GREAT Plan, EXCELLENT  Value!

One of the most exciting and totally intuitive ways to launch a currency collection set is to “begin” with the beginning of our great nation. So many new collectors are deciding to build a personal and historical collection by creating an heir-loom group of colonial notes. Because all 13 original colonies initiated their own currency notes, numismatists young and old are still able to “acquire” and put together a collection of notes from all 13 of the original colonies, for less money than you might think.

Though the perception is that these notes are of a premium price, collectors are still able to find and purchase notes from all 13 colonies, PLUS the rare and sought after Continental Currency,  for a relatively fair price. Once the original collection is in place, these collectors will adjust, upgrade, and “fine-tune” their collections by seeking notes with higher grades. For example, treasuredstocks.com has obtained a few currency items from the "Midnight Ride" collection!

Collections with all 13 colonies are then passed down from generation to generation, as family heirlooms and outstanding investments.

But affordable prices will NOT last! Hoards of new currency collectors (including collectors from countries outside of the US)  are reaching retirement age, are considering the potential of a 13-colony set collection, and are “in droves” contributing to higher demand and higher prices. Additionally, colonial notes were subject to a great deal of counterfeiting. Thus, graded and authenticated colonial notes are increasingly scarce and selling for higher and higher prices. 

Adding to the scarcity of these precious 13 colony colonial notes, is their age and the relatively humble printing and paper quality of the notes. Thus, the problem of moisture and the normal use wear and tear that paper endures has had a dramatic effect on the quality and quantity still available. Likewise, a large number of colonial notes that were stashed away in homes and banks were lost forever during the San Francisco Earthquake and Chicago Fire disasters.

THE most common way to start a colonial note set collection is by purchasing a note from each of the 13 original colonies. Treasuredstocks.com has full colonial note set collections available. We also have graded and authenticated notes from each of the 13 Colonies. Prices are fair and reasonable – but these prices are destined to increase dramatically. Call us at 870-670-4255  or email jeff@treasuredstocks.com  for help and support, as you venture into the historical and fun-filled Colonial Note Set collection.

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For more information about this and other collectable coins and currency, please visit our web site at http://www.treasuredstocks.com/or email  jeff@treasuredstocks.com 

Treasuredstocks.com is an Official Dealer for PCGS and PMG grading institutes.  We are also members of numerous Numismatist organizations including Professional Currency Dealers Association (PCDA) and American Numismatic Association (ANA).

Treasured stocks.com was founded in 1987 to provide currency enthusiasts and investors with a wide choice of currency items. The site offers a range of national and international coins and currency for the value conscious currency collector and investor.

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1775 was a VERY good year for America!!

Why collect 1775 Colonial Currency? 

Our early American history -- from a political, social, and certainly economical perspective -- is fascinating. Fortunately, for all currency enthusiasts, this history is exemplified in the first American currency, lovingly referred to as colonial currency. Colonial currency provided financial incentives and means to build America and win the Revolutionary War. 

So many of my colleagues and clients are aggressively collecting Colonial Currency notes dated 1776. This is totally understandable as most of us believe the real birth of our nation took place during that year. Certainly, we are all aware that the US Congress proclaimed the Declaration of Independence – Independence from Great Britain – on July 4^th, 1776.

But what about 1775? Significantly, the first year of the American Revolutionary War was 1775 during which the second Continental Congress acted as a war government and created the US Army (June 14), Navy (October 27), and Marines (November 10). All Americans owe their freedoms to these institutions – institutions established in 1775! 

And what else happened during that critically essential year? Here are just a few of the most significant 

historical events of 1775: 

[ March 23, 1775] Patrick Henry loudly declares, “Give me liberty or give me death” during a speech he made asking for Virginian troops to join the revolutionary war. 

[April 18, 1775] Paul Revere and William Dawes made their famous midnight ride from Charleston to Lexington, warning that the British “regulars” were coming. 

 The shot that was “heard around the world” was fired on April 19, 1775,  the day the American Revolution began and a day later, the British took siege of Boston.

On May 10^th George Washington was named supreme commander. Just 14 days later, John Hancock was elected Continental Congress President

June 14 1775 saw the founding of our US Army Navy and on June 17, the Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill) began. 

July 17^th saw the establishment of the first American military hospital and on July 26^th, Ben Franklin founded the United States Post Office. 

On December 3^rd, the first official US flag (Grand Union Flag) was raised aboard the Naval ship USS Alfred. By December 22, the “American” Continental Navy had seven ships. 

Notes produced during the Revolutionary War have seen great interest, with the idea that those notes display powerful patriotic symbolism and may have been placed in the pockets of patriot soldiers as they took arms against the British. So why not collect notes from the first and most important year – 1775? 

Now is the time to invest in colonial currency; affordable prices will NOT last! Large numbers of new currency collectors are reaching retirement age and are “in droves” contributing to higher demand and higher prices.

Proudly, Treasuredstocks.com has excellent examples of Colonial Currency notes from each of the 13 colonies as well as the Continental Congress issues. Call us at 870-670-4255 or email jeff@treasuredstocks.com  for help and support, as you venture into Colonial Note Set collection. 

For more information about this and other collect able coins and currency, please visit our web site at http://www.treasuredstocks.com/or email  jeff@treasuredstocks.com

 

Colonial Currency Collections -a GREAT Investment!!

Why Collecting Colonial Currency Notes 

is such a GREAT idea!

 One of the most exciting and totally intuitive ways to launch a currency collection set is to “begin” with the beginning of this great nation. So many new collectors are deciding to build their own historical collection by creating an heir-loom group of colonial notes. Because all 13 original colonies initiated their own currency notes, numismatists young and old are able to “acquire” and put together a collection of notes from all 13 of the original colonies.

Though the perception is that these notes are of a premium price, collectors are still able to find and purchase notes from all 13 colonies for a relatively fair price. Once the original collection is in place, these collectors will adjust, upgrade, and “fine-tune” their collections by seeking notes with higher grades.
Collections with all 13 colonies are then passed down from generation-to-generation, as family heirlooms, pride in our country, and outstanding investments.

But affordable prices will NOT last! Hoards of new currency collectors are reaching retirement age, are considering the potential of a 13-colony set collection, and are “in droves” contributing to higher demand and higher prices. Additionally, colonial notes were subject to a great deal of counterfeiting. Thus, graded and authenticated colonial notes are increasingly scarce and selling for higher and higher prices.
Adding to the scarcity of these precious 13 colony colonial notes, is their age and the relatively humble printing and paper quality of the notes. Thus, the problem of moisture and the normal use wear and tear that paper endures has had a dramatic effect on the quality and quantity still available. Likewise, a large number of colonial notes that were stashed away in homes and banks were lost forever during the San Francisco Earthquake and Chicago Fire disasters.

THE most common way to start a colonial note set collection is by purchasing a note from each of the 13 original colonies. Treasuredstocks.com has full colonial note set collections available. We also have graded and authenticated notes from each of the 13 Colonies. Prices are fair and reasonable – but these prices are destined to increase dramatically. Call us at 870-670-4255  or email jeff@treasuredstocks.com  for help and support, as you venture into Colonial Note Set collection.

For more information about this and other collectable coins and currency, please visit our web site at http://www.treasuredstocks.com/or email  jeff@treasuredstocks.com

Colonial Notes

Under Valued Colonial's

Three undervalued areas in currency right now include MPCs (military payment certificates), Colonial notes, and Disney Dollars. 

The discussion today centers on the Colonials.

Thirteen  Colonial Notes went through several stages of development in the Revolutionary history of the United States. Few coins were minted in the thirteen colonies so the Colonial governments issued Colonial Notes to facilitate economic activity. During the American Revolution, the colonies became independent states. Freed from British monetary regulations they issued Colonial Notes to pay for military expenses. The Continental Congress also issued Colonial Notes during the Revolution to fund the war effort.

Believe it or not, there was a great deal of deceit and counterfeit, even during the important first years of our nation. Therefore, many of the printed colonial notes were turned in and destroyed.

The next reason Colonial notes are scarce (did not survive) is because of moisture and simple wear and tear of use and age. Paper used for the printing of these Colonials was not of great quality and long term endurance was not possible.  Additionally, large amounts of Colonial currency were tucked away in homes and banks and were thus destroyed during the San Francisco earthquake and the Chicago fire. If you find a high-grade Colonial note, please hang onto it. High grade colonial notes will continue to increase in scarcity and value!
The note above is a RARE PMG 53 EPQ About Uncirculated. This Maryland Colonial note holds incredible value in today's market but its value will most certainly grow and grow over the next decade.

THE most common way to start a colonial note collection is by finding and purchasing a note from each of the 13 original colonies.

Several years ago when I was at a major show I could find some nice pieces for sale on the floor. Now the only time I see an exceptional piece of Colonial currency is at an auction --  with a related premium price!



For more information about this and other collectable coins and currency, please visit our web site at  http://www.treasuredstocks.com/or email  jeff@treasuredstocks.com