Subject: Paper money
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Advertising bank note for the Auction Dry Goods Bank, located at 10 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The note is signed by M. G. Einstein and is dated circa 1865.

A reproduction of a New Hampshire One Hundred Shillings (Five Pound) colonial note, dated August 7, 1740 (with a secondary date of April 1, 1737). This is a specimen reprint created by Joshua Cohen between 1850 and 1860 from original engraved plates. Printed on thin paper, these reprints were intended for educational purposes, not deception.

Two dollar bank note issued by the Confederate States of America on February 17, 1864, in Richmond, Virginia. The note features a printed picture of Judah P. Benjamin, a confidant of Jefferson Davis who later became Secretary of State.

Six-dollar Continental Currency note printed by Hall and Sellers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 26, 1777. The note is signed by Benjamin Levy, one of two Jewish signers of colonial notes.

Two dollar Continental Currency note printed by Hall and Sellers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1776. The note is signed by Benjamin Levy, one of two Jewish signers of colonial notes.

A two-thirds dollar Continental Currency note printed by Hall and Sellers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 17, 1776. The note bears the signature of Ben Jacobs.

One dollar bank note issued by I. J. Cohen & Brothers on November 13, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland. The note features an image of an Indian on a rock overlooking a harbor with ships.

Continental Currency one dollar note issued in Charleston, South Carolina in 1777. The reverse of the note features four Hebrew letters used as decorative motifs and anti-counterfeiting devices. The note was printed on a press previously owned by Francis Salvador, a Jewish American Patriot who died fighting for American independence.

Continental Currency note for one-third of a dollar, printed by Hall and Sellers and signed by Ben Jacobs on February 17, 1776. This example of early American currency reflects the financial challenges faced during the Revolutionary War.

A thirty-dollar note, printed by Hall and Sellers and signed by Ben Jacobs, dated July 7, 1776. The note is part of a collection of financial records. The physical location is Ms. Coll. 1410, OOS, Box 4, Folder 3.