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Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 Colonial Paper Currency Massachusetts Bay Early Massachusetts Loan Certificates
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8178 Province of the Massachusetts Bay. 177-. June 24 EF $1,200.00
Province of the Massachusetts Bay. 177-. June 24,  1774 'Act for ascertaining the Rates at which coin'd...
1774 'Act for ascertaining the Rates at which coin'd Silver and Gold, English Halfpence and Farthings, may pass within this Government'...at 5% Interest. No.20. Anderson/Smythe-Not listed [pre-1775 issue]. Numbered and not dated, a three signature remainder. Not signed by Witness, committee signatures at left of J. Bowdoin, J. Otis, and J. Cushing (signer of ''Sword in Hand'' notes). Embossed Royal seal at upper...  more
8179 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 20, 1775 CH VF $14,000.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 20, 1775.  6% Interest Bearing Loan per the June 24, 1774 (23rd...
6% Interest Bearing Loan per the June 24, 1774 (23rd Year of Reign of George III) 'Act for ascertaining the Rates at which coined Silver and Gold, English Halfpence and Farthings, may pass within this Government'. No.291. Anderson/Smythe-MA-1 (High Rarity 6, 13-20 known). Type of Brigham Plate 73 (page 215). Numbered, dated, fully issued and redeemed. Three committee signatures at left of S.[amuel], M.[oses] Gunn, and Lem.[uel] Kollock....  more
Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 Colonial Paper Currency Massachusetts Bay August 18, 1775
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8180 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Two Shillings and Six Pence G to VG $900.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Two Shillings and Six Pence. No.4130. Payable on...
No.4130. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by [very faint] and T. Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 96mm. Standard design with face using ornate border frame with typeset in interior. Vignette in oval (varies in details depending on denomination) at lower left. Patriot holding Magna Charta wields sword on the back. Good to Very Good or so. Nearly...  more
8181 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Eleven Shillings F $3,600.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Eleven Shillings. No.3384. Payable on August 18,...
No.3384. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by Sayer and [Plympton?, very faint in brown]. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 97mm. Standard face and back designs. This denomination not represented in the epic Ford X Sale offering in May, 2006 and the only example of this series and denomination in the Ford-Boyd Collection. A genuine and fairly attractive Sword....  more
8182 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twelve Shillings F $1,800.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twelve Shillings. No.8532. Payable on August 18,...
No.8532. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by Wheeler and Sayer. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 94mm. Standard face and back designs. This denomination represented in the epic Ford X Sale offering in May, 2006, but with the due date 1778. Note that example clearly used three signatures and not two as on this example. Genuine and mostly intact. Fine or...  more
8183 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Seventeen Shillings VF $4,000.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Seventeen Shillings. No.836. Payable on August 18,...
No.836. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Plympton and Sayer? [very faint in blue]. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 76mm by 100mm. Standard face and back designs. This denomination represented in the epic Ford X Sale offering in May, 2006, but with a variety nuance (see Ford Part X, lot 4654). A strong example and genuine. The back printing is exceptionally sharp...  more
8184 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Seventeen Shillings VF $2,600.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Seventeen Shillings. No.3315. Payable on August...
No.3315. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by Wheeler and Sayer. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 99mm. Standard face and back designs. A second Seventeen Shillings with a different payable date. Very Fine, quarter folded moderately. Bold from the face, well printed with uniform toning. Reasonable margins with light face soiling. The crease is partially...  more
8185 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Seventeen Shillings F to VF $1,700.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Seventeen Shillings. No.3440. Payable on August...
No.3440. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by Wheeler and Sayer. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 98mm. Standard face and back designs. A third Seventeen Shillings with the same payable date as above. This is an excellent type note. Fine to Very Fine. The face and back are soiled, but the crease is not broken. A hinge remnant at the top back. Squared corners...  more
8186 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twenty Shillings VF $3,250.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twenty Shillings. No.6569. Payable on August 18,...
No.6569. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by J.[ames] Prescott and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 76mm by 94mm. Standard face and back designs. This denomination represented in the epic Ford X Sale offering in May, 2006, but with a different payable date. A sharply printed and detailed note. Very Fine or so. Uniform toning with a sharp crease across the...  more
8187 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twenty Shillings VF $4,000.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twenty Shillings. No.5614. Payable on August 18,...
No.5614. Payable on August 18, 1780. Signed by Sayer and Wheeler[?, faint]. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 100mm. Standard face and back designs. A second Twenty Shillings denomination, represented in the epic Ford X Sale offering in May, 2006, but with a different payable date from above. Very Fine or better. Two creases across the center, a quarter of an inch...  more
8188 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twenty Four Shillings VF $2,800.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Twenty Four Shillings. No.1387. Payable on August...
No.1387. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Wheeler and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 97mm. Standard face and back designs. This denomination represented in the epic Ford X Sale offering in May, 2006, but with a different payable date. Another genuine ''Sword'' and an attractive example. From the face, Very Fine or so. Toned with some...  more
8189 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Thirty Shillings EF $9,000.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Thirty Shillings. No.8133. Payable on August 18,...
No.8133. Payable on August 18, 1779. Signed by Sayer and Cushing. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 72mm by 93mm. Standard face and back designs. This denomination represented in the epic Ford X Sale offering in May, 2006, but with a different payable date (lot 4657, classified in the sale as Contemporary Counterfeit, but not noted as such by Mr. Ford). This note was also...  more
8190 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Forty Shillings VF to EF $5,000.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Forty Shillings. No.593. Payable on August 18, 1778....
No.593. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Palmer and ?[faint in blue]. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 100mm. Standard face and back designs. This denomination represented in the epic Ford X Sale offering in May, 2006, but with a different payable date. Bright and clean from the face. The back is printed from an exceptionally detailed plate. The printing is dark, deep...  more
8191 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Forty Shillings VF $4,500.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Forty Shillings. No.2064. Payable on August 18,...
No.2064. Payable on August 18, 1778. Signed by Wheeler, Cushing and Palmer. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on thick, coarse stock. 75mm by 94mm. Standard face and back designs. A second Forty Shillings denomination of this payable date, represented in the epic Ford X Sale offering in May, 2006, similar to the above. An excellent face, but the back is impaired. Nominally Very Fine Plus, but a...  more
Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 Colonial Paper Currency Massachusetts Bay December 7, 1775
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8192 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Ten Shillings AB VF $2,800.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Ten Shillings. No.2387. Signed by Wheeler and Plympton....
No.2387. Signed by Wheeler and Plympton. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on moderately thick stock, thinner than previous issues. 76mm by 98mm. Standard face and back designs, similar to the August 18, 1775 issue. This denomination note not represented in the Ford X in Sale in May, 2005. An attractive note, mainly free of serious detriments. About Very Fine. The crease is slightly diagonal...  more
8193 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Fourteen Shillings AB VF $5,000.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Fourteen Shillings. No.5378. Signed by Tho. Rice...
No.5378. Signed by Tho. Rice and D.[ummer] Sewall. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on moderately thick stock. 78mm by 102mm. Standard face and back designs. This denomination note represented in the Ford X in Sale in May, 2005 (lot 4662). For Swords of this type, choice and attractive. A sharp and well printed note. About Very Fine or so. Horizontal fold (not creased harshly), top...  more
8194 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Thirty Six Shillings CU $1,650.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Thirty Six Shillings. No.5185. Contemporary Counterfeit....
No.5185. Contemporary Counterfeit. ''Signed'' by Wheeler and Rice. Revere Sword in Hand Type. Printed on thin, laid paper stock. 75mm by 98mm. Standard face and back designs. The diagnostics on this often seen counterfeit denomination require study. The plate appears to be identical to that used on the Ford X lot 4666 note. Bidders in that sale concurred on its contemporary counterfeit status. Face...  more
8195 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Thirty Six Shillings EF $800.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Thirty Six Shillings. No.5173. Contemporary Counterfeit....
No.5173. Contemporary Counterfeit. ''Signed'' by Wheeler and Rice. Revere Sword in Hand Type. Printed on thin, laid paper stock. 76mm by 100mm. Standard face and back designs. A second example of this contemporary counterfeit type. Like the other Thirty Six Shilling notes in the Ford X Sale and these notes offered here, not classified as counterfeit types by Mr. Ford. Appears to be from the...  more
8196 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Thirty Six Shillings F to VF $850.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Thirty Six Shillings. No.5091. Likely a Contemporary...
No.5091. Likely a Contemporary Counterfeit. ''Signed'' by Wheeler and Rice. Revere Sword in Hand Type. Printed on thicker, sturdy laid paper stock. 72mm by 95mm. Standard face and back designs. A third example of this contemporary counterfeit type, but the paper is perhaps different. Like the notes in the Ford X Sale and these notes offered here, not classified as counterfeits types by Mr....  more
Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 Colonial Paper Currency Massachusetts Bay June 18, 1776
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8197 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. One Shilling and Eight Pence EF $1,300.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. One Shilling and Eight Pence. No.2382. Payable on...
No.2382. Payable on June 18, 1779. Signed by Hopkins. Printed on coarse paper. 80mm by 55mm. Very Fine. Very wide margins all around. Back with penned ''1/8'' designations; Three Shillings and Six Pence. No.6965. Payable on June 18, 1778. Signed by Thatcher. Printed on coarse paper. 80mm by 53mm. Fine to Very Fine. Vertical crease and a few folds and a bit soft. Tight at the top with a ''tail'' of extra...  more
8198 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. One Shilling VF $500.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. One Shilling. No.''4071''[in red]. Payable on June...
No.''4071''[in red]. Payable on June 18, 1779. Falsely signed in red. Printed on coarse paper. 71mm by 51mm. The Newman Plate Note, so illustrated on page 206 of the fourth edition. This note was a properly signed and issued note and is not a remainder as stated (i.e. ''RM'') in Newman. After the plate photo was shot, the note was later altered by being trimmed partially and given a red serial...  more
8199 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. One Dollar or Six Shillings F $1,200.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. One Dollar or Six Shillings. No.2231. Payable on June...
No.2231. Payable on June 18, 1778. Signed by W. Palfrey and S. Carlton. Printed on coarse paper. 71mm by 92mm. The standard design for the series: Within an arch styled cartouche is a small vignette, to the left of the text, of a patriot brandishing sword in right hand and holding draft of Magna Carta [text not printed on the broadside, but initialed 'M-A'/C-A'] in left. Obligation text with due date...  more
8200 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. Two Dollars or Twelve Shillings F to VF $1,700.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. Two Dollars or Twelve Shillings. No.359[?]. Payable...
No.359[?]. Payable on June 18, 1778. Signed by C. Davis and Abner Ellis. Printed on coarse paper. 70mm by 91mm. The standard design for the series: within an arch styled cartouche is a small vignette, to the left of the text, of a patriot brandishing sword in right hand and holding draft of Magna Carta [text not printed on the broadside, but initialed 'M-A'/C-A'] in left. Obligation text with...  more
8201 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776 EF $4,500.00
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776.  Four Dollars or Twenty Four Shillings. No.1839. Payable...
Four Dollars or Twenty Four Shillings. No.1839. Payable on June 18, 1778. Signed by W. Palfrey and S. Carlton. Printed on coarse paper. 80mm by 105mm. The standard design for the series: within an arch styled cartouche is a small vignette, to the left of the text, of a patriot brandishing sword in right hand and holding draft of Magna Carta [text not printed on the broadside, but initialed 'M-A'/C-A'] in...  more
Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 Colonial Paper Currency Massachusetts Bay September 17, 1776
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8202 State of the Massachusetts Bay. September 17, 1776. Fourteen Shillings AB EF $5,500.00
State of the Massachusetts Bay. September 17, 1776. Fourteen Shillings. No.92. Signed by C. Davis...
No.92. Signed by C. Davis [?, faint] and J.[ohn] Murray. Revere Sword in Hand Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 75mm by 98mm. A rarer series of Swords with only eight denominations printed from a solitary set of plates. The plate re-engraving work became very apparent on this issue and the diagnostics of genuine notes have the ''blurry'' look of some of the earlier series counterfeits. On this issue,...  more
Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 Colonial Paper Currency Massachusetts Bay October 18, 1776
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8203 Massachusetts State. October 18, 1776. Four Shillings and Six Pence AB EF $1,400.00
Massachusetts State. October 18, 1776. Four Shillings and Six Pence. No.4009. Signed by Barber. Revere...
No.4009. Signed by Barber. Revere Codfish Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 77mm by 67mm. Standard face and back designs. The face with text between two columns, encircled with denomination on a banner. At the top, a codfish vignette in oval cartouche, flanked by '17' and '76' over banner 'MASSACHUSETTS BAY'. Serial number space at the upper left and date at the right. The back with pine...  more
Categories  •  Stack's October 2006 Atlanta The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 15 Colonial Paper Currency Massachusetts Bay October 16, 1778
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8204 Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. Two Pence CH AU $1,700.00
Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. Two Pence. No.1083. Signed by Dawes. Revere Codfish Note. Printed...
No.1083. Signed by Dawes. Revere Codfish Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 75mm by 70mm. Standard face and back designs, nearly identical to the October 18, 1776 Codfish bills. The face with text between two columns, encircled with denomination on a banner. At the top, a codfish vignette in oval cartouche, flanked by '17' and '78' over banner 'MASSACHUSETTS BAY'. Serial number space at the...  more
8205 Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. Three Pence CH EF $1,100.00
Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. Three Pence. No.2508. Signed by Partridge. Revere Codfish Note....
No.2508. Signed by Partridge. Revere Codfish Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 72mm by 66mm. Standard face and back designs, nearly identical to the October 18, 1776 Codfish bills as above. Back imprint 'BOSTON [Gothic font], October [Gothic] 1776'. A crisp and handsome note. Choice Extremely Fine or better. Not creased, but handled corner tips. Trimmed closely. The back is centered...  more
8206 Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. Four Pence AB EF $950.00
Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. Four Pence. No.2689. Signed by Partridge. Revere Codfish Note....
No.2689. Signed by Partridge. Revere Codfish Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 74mm by 70mm. Standard face and back designs, nearly identical to the October 18, 1776 Codfish bills as above. Back imprint 'BOSTON [Gothic font], October [Gothic] 1776'. About Extremely Fine. A vertical fold and bent at the upper right. Surface soiling on the face and trimmed in at the top slightly. The...  more
8207 Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. Six Pence AB EF $800.00
Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. Six Pence. No.3492. Signed by Partridge. Revere Codfish Note....
No.3492. Signed by Partridge. Revere Codfish Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 84mm by 71mm. Standard face and back designs, nearly identical to the October 18, 1776 Codfish bills as above. Back imprint 'BOSTON [Gothic font], October [Gothic] 1776'. About Extremely Fine. Bright with a wide margin at the right. Average printing strength with some minor foxing on both sides.
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