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Categories • Stack's May 2006 → The May Sale → Continental and Colonial Currency → Massachusetts |
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Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
857 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Thirty Six Shillings
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EF |
$2,000.00 |
No.5[?]171. Contemporary Counterfeit. Payable on December 7, 1781. ''Signed'' by Wheeler and Rice. Revere Sword in Hand Type. Printed on moderately thick paper. The plate is well executed, but clearly a counterfeit. Diagnostics similar to Ford X Sale lot 4666 (May, 2005 page 324). Denomination at the back top with a clear slope. Extremely Fine or better, The lower left third is toned... more |
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858 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. Three Shillings and Six Pence
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EF |
$500.00 |
No.2432. Payable on June 18, 1779. Signed by Hopkins. Typeset issue, small format note. Extremely Fine. A slight crease and surface soiling. |
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859 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776. Four Shillings and Four Pence
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AB EF |
$375.00 |
No.865. Payable on June 18, 1778. Signed by Partridge. Typeset issue, small format note. About Extremely Fine. Even wear and attractive. Scarce. |
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860 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. June 18, 1776
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CH AU |
$350.00 |
Four Dollars or Twenty Four Shillings. No.6528. Contemporary Counterfeit. ''Signed'' by Dawes and Ellis. Choice About Uncirculated with some handling on the corners. Several pen 'X' cancels on the face. The back with a partial ''Counter'' endorsement in pen. Classic counterfeit on the series. |
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861 |
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. November 17, 1776
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EF |
$130.00 |
Uniface, four subject back block, printed tete beche. Later Reprint on thick stock. An unusual item, perhaps from the original plate. The denominations are hashed out prior to printing. The quality of the engraving is odd, but this is the first we have seen. Extremely Fine. |
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862 |
Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. Two Pence
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CU |
$650.00 |
No.3855. Signed by Cranch. Revere Codfish Note. Crisp Uncirculated. The printing quality is rather faint on the face as this is printed from a worn plate. The bottom right is trimmed in slightly with the border line affected on the back. Still, an excellent example. |
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863 |
Massachusetts State. 1779. Four Shillings
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AU |
$600.00 |
No.836. Signed by Partridge. Revere and Fleet Rising Sun Issue. On paper quality, technically About Uncirculated. However, the right end is trimmed in and three corners are rounded. Overall, Very Fine is appropriate. |
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864 |
State of Massachusetts-Bay. May 5, 1780. 8 Dollars
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CH AU |
$325.00 |
No.10616. Signed by Dawes and Cranch. Guaranteed by the United States Issue. Countersigned on the back by Boyer. Choice About Uncirculated due to some minor handling. Not canceled and quite tough as such. Bright and vivid. |
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865 |
Massachusetts. Union Bank. Five Dollars
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VF |
$100.00 |
Boston. 1804. No.1960. Contemporary Counterfeit. Massachusetts Arms upper left. 'FIVE' at left end. This early bank listed in Newman and collected in the Massachusetts series. Very Fine for the thin paper type. Top grade for the type. |
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