 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. August 18, 1775. Thirty Shillings. 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 separate die. As stated above, the back vignette details are different in several respects. In summary, the ''Sword in Hand'' man looks like he took a few short trips to the gym and lost about ten pounds. A choice example. Crisp with a light crease. About Uncirculated. The lower left corner is slightly chipped and there is some soiling. Very bright though and Boyd paid well for this note in the far off past. Boyd's pencil code, ''ryxx'', at the bottom left. One of the finest seen of this very collectible counterfeit and it shows the diagnostics very well.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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