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Colonial Currency, MA, 1781, 16 Spanish Milled Dollars Treasurers Certificate

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Colonial Currency, MA, 1781, 16 Spanish Milled Dollars Treasurers Certificate
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Massachusetts Currency
“Commonweath of Massachusetts” December 10, 1781 Sixteen Dollars Note PCGS VF-35 with Border Text in Reverse
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. December 10, 1781. Sixteen Dollars. Hand-Written Date. Massachusetts Treasurer’s Certificate Note. Payable in “Spanish Milled Dollars.” Hole Punch Cancel. PCGS graded Very Fine-35.
Fr. MA-289. Sixteen Dollars denominated Revolutionary War issue, made payable in “Spanish Milled Dollars.” The embossed Treasury Seal is located at the upper left and has four large even margins with choice overall centering. “Commonweath of Massachusetts” border text is printed in reverse, white text with a black lined printed background at top. The blank reverse is quite clean with a small contemporary endorsement at the left edge. The text is very boldly printed in rich black with a deep bold brown signature “H(enry) Gardner” and has very nice vivid appearance and eye appeal. Overall, this is a vivid and excellent example of this scarce large rectangular issue.