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Province of ye Massachusetts Bay. January 15, 1741/42. Twenty Shillings, New Tenor (Four Pounds, Old

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,600.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Province of ye Massachusetts Bay. January 15, 1741/42. Twenty Shillings, New Tenor (Four Pounds, Old
SOLD
2,200.00USD+ buyer's premium (440.00)
This item SOLD at 2023 May 20 @ 17:19UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Province of ye Massachusetts Bay. January 15, 1741/42. Twenty Shillings, New Tenor (Four Pounds, Old Tenor). Fr. MA-99PR. PCGS Uncirculated-60 Details. Repairs, Design Redrawn, Piece Added, Contemporary Notation. As illustrated.

Description: Sturdy laid paper. One of numerous Newman Plate Notes in the sale, this one printed from engraved copper plates by Kneeland and Green. No Serial number. Signature lines read “Copy from The Plate” vertically. 100mm by 140mm. Two-Sided. Nicely centered on face, some cosmetic improvements but to no apparent detriment; this is a gorgeous note despite any PCGS qualifiers. Lower left corner replaced and inked, otherwise crisp and undeniably attractive. As written in Ford, “Not issued, but a ‘Proof’ from the engraved face plate (so-called First Plate) and with the typeset back printed also…this striking certainly was done contemporary to the period and probably used for counterfeit detection.” Back penciled notations read “old bill unsigned,” “6,000 issued,” and “msxy,” Boyd’s cost code – he paid $75 for this note. This extremely rare note represents one of the finest examples of the issue extant, cosmetic enhancements and all. You probably do not have an example of the issue – if you do you are a fortunate collector indeed – but we are happy to give you the opportunity to play steward to this rare prize. Bid as though you mean it for this lot; you may not have another opportunity for years to come.

Pedigree: EX F.C.C. Boyd Estate; Stack’s sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, May,2004, Lot 529. (Ford Price Realized: $4,887.50)
FR#: MA-99PR
Grading Service: PCGS
Grade: Uncirculated 60 details
Ford Price Realized: $4,887.5