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Categories • Stack's May 2005 Atlanta → Colonial American Paper Currency, Continental Currency and Related Fiscal Paper → Massachusetts Bay → August 18, 1775 |
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Lot # |
Description |
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Hammer Price |
| 4643 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. One Shilling
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VG |
$1,300.00
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No.147. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Wheeler and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thinner, coarse stock than normally seen. 74mm by 98mm. The lowest denomination and rarely seen in condition better than this. Very Good or better. Intact, but horizontally split as usual with crude paper backing strip repairs on the side edge splits. Mottled foxing with some stains,... more |
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| 4644 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. One Shilling
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F |
$1,600.00
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No.7278. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by Sayer. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on coarse stock. 78mm by 102mm. A second example, but a different due date. Fine or so. Wide left margin. The hard horizontal fold is mostly split with typical old repairs. Back bald scalps on the top edge, some pinholes and some mottled staining. Boyd pencil code on the right back strip ''lry''.... more |
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| 4645 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Two Shillings and Six Pence
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CU |
$2,600.00
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No.8136. Payable on August 18, 1780. Signed by [very faint] and Sayer. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 71mm by 89mm. Nominally Crisp Uncirculated and as such quite incredible for any Sword in Hand, but especially for a low denomination note. Sadly, the note has been impaired. From the face, we report some trimming in to the cartouche borders on all three sides.... more |
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| 4646 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Four Shillings
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GEM CU |
$24,000.00
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No.351. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Wheeler and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on rigid, clean and moderately thick stock. 77mm by 99mm. This is a Sword in Hand note that recalls the Star Trek coined phraseology, ''Where no man has gone before!'' This is an absolutely impeccable note of the highest order and part of a select group of ''Swords'' from this series that hail from... more |
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| 4647 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Four Shillings
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F to VF |
$1,600.00
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No.[illegible]. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Palmer. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on moderately coarse stock. 81mm by 102mm. A second rare lower denomination Sword in Hand. Plate weakness on the '1778' of the due date. Fine to Very Fine. A very solid note with superior margins on both sides. The bottom is also wide, but is curved inwards at the left. The horizontal crease... more |
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| 4648 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Five Shillings
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GEM CU |
$32,000.00
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No.311. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Wheeler and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 83mm by 100mm. A second incredible Sword in Hand note of the highest caliber. A corner of the sheet example with boardwalk margins at the left and bottom. Even and bold printing on both sides that is breathtaking. Light handling on two corners, the upper right is a bit heavy for the... more |
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| 4649 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Six Shillings
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GEM CU |
$28,000.00
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No.90. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Wheeler and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 75mm by 104mm. A third amazing Sword in Hand note in ''as issued'' state of preservation. No public auction in the modern era, to our knowledge, has offered this many incredible condition Sword in Hand notes. This may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to obtain the finest notes before a... more |
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| 4650 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Seven Shillings and Six Pence
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CU |
$31,000.00
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No.110. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Wheeler and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 76mm by 101mm. Again, nearly epic in scope. This lower denomination note is usually seen in Good or so when encountered, split, tattered and other abuses inherent with heavy trade use. Once again, by some great miracle and to the benefit of collectors today, this fabulous... more |
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| 4651 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Eight Shillings
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VF |
$1,600.00
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No.7566. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by Cushing. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on rigid, coarse stock. 77mm by 97mm. For the note, close to Very Fine. The note has not split and mostly sows surface soiling on both sides. The right side has roughness and there is a short left side tear. A few foxing spots. Superior to many and an excellent, genuine Sword in Hand note. |
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| 4652 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Ten Shillings
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CH AU |
$8,500.00
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No.643. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Pynchon [?, faint], Sayer and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 77mm by 105mm. A superb impression of the plates, face and back, and clearly early states. Choice About Uncirculated. A horizontal crease with a visible break of the back surface across the vignette. However, not split and the note is evenly... more |
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| 4653 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twelve Shillings
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VF to EF |
$2,800.00
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No.1730. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Cushing, Wheeler and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on rigid, moderately thick stock. 77mm by 101mm. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Intact, crisp and not split. The crease is solid, but does not disturb the back vignette greatly. An ink stain on the face, just under the text, bleeds through to the back and hits the left foot... more |
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| 4654 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Seventeen Shillings
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VF |
$3,000.00
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No.126. Payable on August 18, '1777' error date on plate, hand corrected in ink to '177'''8''. Signed by Cushing, Wheeler and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on fairly thin stock. 76mm by 98mm. The due date is the error '1777' type and has been neatly pen corrected with an ''8'' overwritten in dark pen [appears to be Plympton's ink type]. Fairly high grade for this Sword series.... more |
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| 4655 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twenty Shillings
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VF |
$3,000.00
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No.[421 according to Doug Ball, faintly visible under a black light]. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by [faint, illegible], Prescott and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on fairly thick, coarse stock. 72mm by 97mm. The back plate state worn with the appearance of some of the later Contemporary Counterfeits. Overall, Very Fine. A quintessential split Sword in Hand note... more |
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| 4656 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twenty Four Shillings
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EF |
$4,000.00
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No.5257. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by Wheeler and Prescott. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 77mm by 97mm. A fascinating Sword in Hand. At first glance this has the look of a Contemporary Counterfeit note. However, Newman lists only Thirty Shilling counterfeits on this Resolve. The high serial number, details on the face and back plates and signature quality... more |
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| 4657 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Thirty Shillings
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AU |
$1,700.00
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No.9363. Payable on August 18, 1780. Contemporary Counterfeit. ''Signed'' by Wheeler and Sayer. Revere Sword in Hand Type. Printed on rigid, thick stock with a granular texture. 75mm by 100mm. The classic counterfeit on the resolve and listed in Newman as such. The plate state is weak and the clearly recut '1780' in the due date is very strong. This appears to printed directly onto the note with a... more |
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| 4658 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Forty Shillings
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CH AU |
$6,000.00
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No.6061. Payable on August 18, 1780. Signed by Sayer and Wheeler. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on moderately thick stock. 79mm by 98mm. The final Sword in Hand note in this series date of an incredible run of sixteen examples. A fitting conclusion as this note is as interesting as the others. Printed from a very late plate state, seen more so from the back. Despite plate weaknesses, the... more |
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