Massachusetts Currency
Rare May 25, 1775 Twelve Shillings Paul Revere Engraved Revolutionary War “Indent” Note on Massachusetts Bay
Colony of Massachusetts Bay. May 25, 1775. Twelve Shillings. Paul Revere Engraved, Copper Plate, Indent Note. Twelve Shillings. Due Date of May 1776. Apparent pen cancelled restorations. PCGS graded Very Fine-25.
Fr. MA-143. This early Revolutionary War Paul Revere Engraved Copperplate note has deft repair of the centerfold edge splits. The Due-date is stated within its text as being May 1776, thus every note so issued was technically required to be returned back into the Treasury by that specific date. Virtually all of these notes were redeemed and then destroyed at that time. This very rare example is certainly one of the finest known to have survived. PMG records having certified only two notes from this entire issue, their finest being an Eighteen Shillings graded VF-20. This PCGS graded Very Fine-25 is boldly printed upon evenly circulated laid period paper having most of the left margin Indent present, including most of the historic printed text reading (Ame)rican Paper. An excellent example of this historic Paul Revere Engraved currency, and a display highlight for a high quality collection.