88 State of the Massachusetts Bay
Fully Issued, 1779, £ 150, With
“Advance Pay to Officers, First Moiety” in right border. Pine Tree
Vignette on upper left engraved by Nathaniel Hurd, S/N 370, Col.
Wigglesworth hand written in top margin, VF with very light foxing.
(PH)
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EST. $2509500
89 State of the Massachusetts Bay
Partially Issued, 1779, Similar to
Above, but different variety, with “Advance Pay to Officers, fecond
Moiety” in right border. MA 19, VF
(PH)
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EST. $1509250
90 State of Massachusetts Bay, 1780 Bond.
Treasury bond, £ 1830,
January 1, 1780, 6% due 1 March 1784, and likely the first derivative
instrument, it is redeemable in various commodities, as beef,
sheeps wool, sole leather, corn. MA 22 VF scarce.
(PH)
EST. $2009350
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89
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91 State of Massachusetts Bay, 1780 over 177x Bond.
Like MA 19,
but issued 1780, £ 15, with “Maffachufetts State Lottery, Class the
Fourth” in right border. MA 16, VF
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EST. $1509250
92 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1781.
Massachusetts,
Change to this style in the 1780 state constitution. £ 100, Feby 7th,
1781, #410 of 500 issued, with small bit of a red pine tree at left bor<
der. MA 24 VF with nice margins.
(PH)
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EST. $2509350
93 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1782.
Massachusetts,
“Borrowed and Received £ 20.3.7; with B in an ornamental typeset
box, MA 31 VF with POC and scarce. This band last traded in a
Smythe auction of October 1981.
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EST. $2509400
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