 Colony of the Massachusetts Bay. December 7, 1775. Thirty Six Shillings. No.1155. Contemporary Counterfeit. ''Signed'' by Wheeler and Rice. Revere Sword in Hand Type. Printed on thin, laid paper stock. 74mm by 97mm. A contemporary counterfeit type that corrected some of the errors observed on the August 18, 1775 30 Shillings type. A key diagnostic of this counterfeit is the lines on the waistcoat in lieu of pointed buttons. Because most of the notes known of this type are low grade, this note is often deceiving. However, the high grade of this note shows a few additional diagnostics. On the back plate, the 'THIRTY SIX-SHILLINGS' slopes downwards towards the left. Face flourishes are not as strong and show some vagueness in the line details. Penned details on the serial number and signatures are exactly the same as the next lot which is a clearly pen canceled counterfeit on Dutch watermark paper.
Extremely Fine and very bright. A vivid note with visible ink press bed smearing on the back. Some minor handling and a very short edge tear at the right. Not often seen in this grade. Not pen canceled.
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