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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 8159456, member: 42773&quot;]A recent acquisition. Colonial currency provided the funding that made the Revolutionary War possible. The obverse of this note is printed in red and black ink with the top border being in both colors with a red, elided XV worked into the set type (see image 2). The Penn family arms with the motto &quot;Mercy Justice&quot; appear in upper right. A pastoral scene adorns the reverse. The various denominations in this series had slightly different farm scenes, and different spellings of Pennsylvania – a continuation of an anti-counterfeiting mechanism invented by Franklin and Hall. On this denomination, the spelling is “Pensylvania.” Mica flakes are mingled into the paper which gives it a gentle sparkle when viewed at an angle (see image 3). If that wasn’t enough to discourage counterfeiters there was also the threat of death!</p><p><br /></p><p>The reference number in <i>Paper Money of the United States</i> is PA-168. My wife says it look like a nice thick blanket...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423970[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The execution of the XV is a bit sloppy, but it is what it is...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423971[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mica flakes mingled into the paper. (I promise it&#039;s not powdered sugar from this morning&#039;s donut!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423972[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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