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50 State Dollars - William Livingston New Jersey
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| Value | 50 Dollars (50 USD) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in blue and violet tones on a polymer substrate, with a guilloche underprint incorporating the New Jersey state shield as a central watermark-style vignette. A portrait of William Livingston, first Governor of New Jersey, occupies the right field within a circular vignette rendered in fine intaglio-style line engraving. To the left, a conch shell motif and a five-pointed star accent the composition, above the denomination numeral '50' and the legend 'State DOLLARS'; the year '1787' and the inscription '3rd STATE' appear in the centre field, with Treasurer and Comptroller signature lines below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in blue and violet on polymer, centres on a detailed line-engraved vignette of Steel Pier in Atlantic City, with a large Ferris wheel and roller coaster structure rendered over a guilloche wave-pattern background. The denomination word 'FIFTY' appears in large serif letters at lower left, with the New Jersey state motto 'Liberty and Prosperity' arched across the upper field. A QR code and a barcode occupy the right portion of the note, accompanied by a five-pointed star and the issuer credit 'Applied Currency Concepts' at lower right. |
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Applied Currency Concepts produced a series of novelty polymer pieces denominated as "State Dollars" in the early 2000s, with each note nominally tied to a U.S. state and a historical figure associated with it. William Livingston was New Jersey's first state governor, serving from 1776 until his death in 1790 — a tenure that spanned the entire Revolutionary War period. These pieces have no legal tender status anywhere and were sold as collectibles, not circulated currency.
The polymer substrate was chosen for durability and to allow security-feature aesthetics without regulatory restriction. John Hamilton's design credit appears across the series.