 Massachusetts State. 1779. Two Shillings. No.146. Signed by Partridge. Revere and Fleet Rising Sun Note. Printed on rigid, thick stock. 69mm by 85mm. Standard face and back styles with some variance, particularly the location of the Rising Sun vignette and its detailing. The face with obligation texts that are enclosed within side pattern borders with a flowing banner across the top with 'MASSA/CHUSETTS/STATE', and along the bottom a border frame with written denomination within. The Rising Sun vignette is on either side with 'RISING' underneath and using different details. The back, printed by Fleet, with pine tree at the center, denomination across the top and 'BOSTON [Gothic font], 1779' below. All this enclosed within pattern border. This Two Shillings with face viggnette at the right, the sun over left sloping mountain and exhibitng fine point details in the sun.
About Uncirculated. Crisp and natural with only a slight bend seen from the back and a rubbed corner. Toned uniformly to a light tan. The face margins are wide and the back is centered upwards and to the left, though completely on the note. A small right end nick and a natural paper thinning in the bottom edge in the 'W' of 'TWO'. Back pencil code at the bottom and faint pencil code at the back upper right corner (Wayte Raymond's?). A superior note of the issue. Not priced above Very Fine in Newman and not often seen in grades approaching ''new''.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate; likely Wayte Raymond.
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