| | Massachusetts: May 31, 1710 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | At the time of issuance these notes were called New Tenor bills but with the emission of Second New Tenor (forfold tenor) notes in 1742, the 1737 issues became known as Middle Tenor and the Second New Tenor notes were simply called New Tenor. |
 | | This was the second Massachusetts emission of small change notes, the first having been issued in June of 1722 (of parchment 1d, 2d and 3d notes) to prevent the acceptance of William Wood's base metal Rosa Americana coinage. |
 | | Numismatic Endowment from the R. Smythe and Co. Sixth Annual Chicago Paper Money Exposition Public and Mail Bid Auction, no. 196, February 17-18th, 2000, lot 1012, where it was stated the authenticity of the note has been questioned (without quoting a source); the Smythe firm then listed the reasons they felt the note is original. |
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