Currency
- Title:
- Four Dollar Massachusetts Note
- Object Name:
- Currency
- Creator:
- Engraved by Henry Dawkins, Printed by Hall and Sellers
- Date:
- 1780-1780
- Material:
- Paper, Ink
- Dimensions:
- H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
Dimentions of frame 6.75"w by 8.5"h and .5" deep - Description:
- Currency: Four dollar note (currently in a frame with a four shillings note) , State of Massachusetts-Bay, May 1780. A triangular piece has been cut out of the bottom of the bill. The note has a "United / States" water mark visible when held up to the light.
- Provenance:
- This Four Dollar currency was printed by Hall and Sellers in Philadelphia for Massachusetts and served as their states currency during the American Revolution. The triangle cut is most likely a way of cancelling the note.
- Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Collection Name:
- Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire
- Item Number:
- 2011.136
- Accession Number:
- 2011.136
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum
- Participating Organization:
- American Independence Museum
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