Early Massachusetts Currency
The following are selected examples of early Massachusetts paper currency based on black and white photographs published in Eric Newman, The Early Paper Money of America, 3rd edition, 1990. Included are an example from the first issue of 1690, examples of Middle and New Tenor currency, and an example of the final pre-revolutionary issue from 1750.
December 12, 1690 - The first emission (Old Tenor)
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5s MA 12/12/1690 the back is blank
1737 - Middle Tenor
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rev
5p MA 1737
June 20, 1744 - New Tenor
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rev
6p MA 06/20/44
1750 - New Tenor
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$ 1/16 MA 1750 the back is blank
