Liberty Bell Shop

The story of paper money in America is linked to Benjamin Franklin. His first experience printing money came in 1728 while working for Samuel Keimer. The following year, he authored a booklet called "A Modest Inquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a Paper Currency." Franklin's first independent printing job for paper money was the Pennsylvania issue of 1731. By 1764 when Franklin's printing career ended, he alone in partnership with David Hall produced over 2,000,000 pieces of paper currency.

This collection includes a reproduction of 10 bills from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania dating from 1739 to 1764. Packaged in a plastic bag with card detailing the denominations of each currency and additional history.