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Massachusetts Colonial Currency May 5th, 1780 2 Dollars (2d) Fr-MA279 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grad

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Massachusetts Colonial Currency May 5th, 1780 2 Dollars (2d) Fr-MA279 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grad
Massachusetts Colonial Currency May 5th, 1780 2 Dollars (2d) Fr-MA279 Printed By Hall & Sellers Grades Choice AU/BU Slider. This issue was authorized pursuant to the Continental Congress Resolution of March 18, 1780. Printed by Hall and Sellers in Philadelphia using paper watermarked "United States." The front was printed in black with border cuts by Henry Dawkins. The back was printed in black and red with border cuts and emblems from the Continental Currency issue of January 14, 1779. The cuts surrounding the emblem are by Dawkins. Notes are sometimes surcharged in red "Interest paid one year" and usually hole canceled upon redemption. There are two signatures on the front and a guaranty signature on the back. The emblem on the back shows grain being threshed with a flail with the motto: "Tribulatio ditat." (It is enriched by affliction). The paper is watermarked "UNITED STATES." Surcharge stamped in red ink on front: "Interest Paid one Year."