MASSACHUSETTS 1776 FOUR SHILLING "CODFISH" NOTE FROM A
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MASSACHUSETTS 1776 FOUR SHILLING "CODFISH" NOTE FROM A PAUL REVERE ENGRAVING
Rare engraved October 18, 1776 four shilling "Codfish" note, 2 13/16" x 2 1/2", issued by the Massachusetts state treasury for redemption Oct. 18, 1784, printed from an engraving by Paul Revere. The note features an engraved front with a codfish at the top and columns on the sides with one signature below. The back includes Nathaniel Hurd's cast cut of a pine tree and a typeset text by printer John Gill. Gill also printed radical anti-British newspaper, "The Boston Gazette and Country Journal". The paper's office was the meeting spot for the members of the Boston Tea Party just before they went to Boston Harbor. Front of the note is bold and surprisingly clean and clear, the verso is slightly faded with some toned spots.
Rare engraved October 18, 1776 four shilling "Codfish" note, 2 13/16" x 2 1/2", issued by the Massachusetts state treasury for redemption Oct. 18, 1784, printed from an engraving by Paul Revere. The note features an engraved front with a codfish at the top and columns on the sides with one signature below. The back includes Nathaniel Hurd's cast cut of a pine tree and a typeset text by printer John Gill. Gill also printed radical anti-British newspaper, "The Boston Gazette and Country Journal". The paper's office was the meeting spot for the members of the Boston Tea Party just before they went to Boston Harbor. Front of the note is bold and surprisingly clean and clear, the verso is slightly faded with some toned spots.
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MASSACHUSETTS 1776 FOUR SHILLING "CODFISH" NOTE FROM A
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