16115

Massachusetts Treasury Certificate. Listed as

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Massachusetts Treasury Certificate. Listed as
Massachusetts Treasury Certificate. Listed as MA 10 in Anderson's The Price of Liberty as an R-4, indicating that 76 to 200 pieces are known. This is the single most sought after piece of fiscal paper from the American Revolutionary period due to its elaborate engraving and the vignette of a Continental soldier with a raised sword surrounded by a rattlesnake, which appears in the upper left. The entire engraving for this piece was done by Nathaniel Hurd, a contemporary of Paul Revere. In past years, this bond was often attributed to Revere, due in part to the Sword in Hand vignette which is very similar to Revere's, and also due in a likely larger part to the power of wishful thinking. In any event, these 7 1/2" square bonds are highly in demand and eminently frameable. This piece grades essentially Extremely Fine, and is well printed, broadly margined and problem-free save for minor splitting of the horizontal center fold. A beautiful piece. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. <BR><BR><B>IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RESERVES:</B> Heritage now divulges all reserves on its web site 7 days before every auction. If you want to know whether the reserve on this lot has been met, and if not, what the reserve amount is, please visit this lot page on the HeritageCoin.com web site, or email: bid@HeritageGalleries.com