DE-81. Delaware. May 1, 1777. 3 Pence. PCGS Banknote Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 PPQ.No. 50744. Signed by R. Lockwood. Printed by James Adams, 1777. The small change Pence notes of Delawares Act of May 1, 1777 were slightly smaller than the larger denomination Shilling notes. They both however shared large, oversized borders and generally good print quality leading to several survivors at the superb gem level. With a relatively small print run of only 5,455, these are scarcer than the notes from the previous 1776 issue. While this is the only 67 PPQ graded so far by PCGS Banknote, PMG records three with one finer on their current census. PCGS Banknote Pop 1/None Finer.From the Mid-Continent Collection.
