Colonial Currency, MA. June 18 1776 PMG AU-53 EPQ

Massachusetts Currency
Finest PMG Certified MA June 18, 1776 5s Fr MA-204CFT
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, June 18, 1776, Five Shillings, Due Date Payable June 18, 1778, Contemporary Counterfeit with Jumbo Margins, PMG graded About Uncirculated-53 Exceptional Paper Quality.
Fr. MA-204CFT. The condition is truly remarkable on this Finest PMG Certified, highest quality note of this Contemporary Counterfeit rarity. Manuscript serial number 1367. As cited in Eric Newman's appendix of THE EARLY PAPER MONEY OF AMERICA, the fourth line of text is very "wavy" in its appearance. The period heavy rag paper is not as coarse as that used for printing the genuine notes. The even Jumbo margins have sharp edges and corner tips which allow for perfect centering. Exceptionally well printed details, crisp in appearance with one very faint vertical centerfold.
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