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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 277158, member: 6641&quot;]Another odd thing with this note is the coat of arms.&nbsp; Most of the ones I&#039;ve seen have three threes not one.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is a description taken from another auction:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">printed by Timothy Green in New London features delicately detailed cuts and set type on both the face and the back. The center shows the Connecticut coat-of arms and reads:</font></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">Modified this slightly to fit your note.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">&quot;The POSSESSOR of this BILL, shall be paid by the treasurer of CONNECTICUT, TWO SHILLING Lawful Money. </font></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">By Order of Assembly, Hartford, July 1, 177_&quot; </font></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">It is probably signed in ink by Benjamin Payne</font></font>.</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Verdana"><font size="2">On many of these notes the fonts for &quot;S&quot; was substituted with an &quot;F&quot; especially seen in the words Possessor and Assembly.</font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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