Obsolete Currency - Massachusetts

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Obsolete Currency Issuer (City)	Denom	Year	Description	58	63	65	66	67	Reference (a)
Adams Bank (North Adams)	1	1845	Indian	200
	5	18xx	red FIVE	120	150	200
	20	18xx	proof; building; red tint		500				MA935-UNL
	50	18xx	proof; seated maids; red tint		750				MA935-UNL
	20-50	18xx	uncut sheet
Agawam Bank (Springfield)	1		red ONE	400					MA1165-G2
	2	18xx	gray 2	70	90	125
	2	18xx	proof; gray 2; B&W	700					MA1165-G4
Agricultural Bank (Pittsfield)	2	1852	Indian	150
Appleton Bank (Lowell)	1	18xx	steamship; spurious	75					MA735-S5
A.J. Archer Asiatic Bank (Salem)	3 cents		green letters		200
Atkins & Putnam (Provincetown)	10 cents	186x	scrollwork at left	40	55	80
	25 cents	186x	scrollwork at left	40	55	80
	50 cents	186x	scrollwork at left	45	55	80
Atlantic Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	eagle	rare					MA100-G12
	1	18xx	no vignette						MA100-C8
	10	18xx	man in oval; red TEN	350					MA100-G72
	10	18xx	man in oval; red TEN	150	150	200			MA100-C72
Atlas Bank (Boston)	1
Bank of Brighton (Brighton)	20	18xx	town scene	100					MA410-G44
	50	18xx	cattle	125					MA410-G56
	100	18xx	wagon loading	275					MA410-UNL
	100	18xx	cattle & sheep	120					MA410-G64
	100	18xx	proof; cattle; B&W			2,000			MA410-G66
Bank of Cape Ann (Gloucester)	1	18xx	sailing boats; red ONE	550					MA620-G2
	5	18xx	proof; sailing boats; red FIVE	700					MA620-G8
Bank of Commerce (Boston)	1	18xx	proof; brown		3,000				MA145-G6
	1	1856	red ONE	175					MA145-A10
	2	18xx	red TWO	scarce					MA145-G8
	3	18xx	seated maid	135					MA145-A25
	3	18xx	eagle; red THREE	125					MA145-S10
	5	185x	3 men; bales	100					MA145-A40
	5	18xx	seated maid	125					MA145-UNL
	10	18xx	sailing ships	110
Bank of the Metropolis (Boston)	1	18xx	red ONE	rare					MA290-G2
Bank of North America (Boston)	10	185x	train at left	100					MA325-C18
Bank of Norwalk (Roxbury)	2		maid	250					MA1060-G16
Bank of the Republic (Boston)	1	1860	green 1s	700					MA335-G2
Bass River Bank (Beverly)	5			250					MA80
Bay State Mining Company (Eagle River)	1	18xx	blue 1	75
Bedford Commercial Bank (New Bedford)	1		ships	350
	3	18xx	eagle; red 3s	scarce					MA880-G22
	5	18xx	green FIVE	scarce					MA880-G26
	10		eagle	300					MA880-G32
Berkshire Bank (Pittsfield)	5	18xx	no vignettes	100					MA980-G20
	10	18xx	no vignettes	200
Berkshire Crystal Glass Works (Berkshire)	2	187x	G. Washington at right	250
Beverly Bank (Beverly)	8			rare
Bigelow, Morse & Co., payable at Northborough Bank	5 cents	1862	maids at left	40
(Northborough)	10 cents	1862	maids at left	40
	25 cents	1862	maids at left	40
	50 cents	1862	maids at left	40
Blackstone Bank (Boston)	3	18xx	proof, B&W			1,200			MA110-G12
Blackstone Bank (Uxbridge)	20	186x	proof; horses at left; green tints	rare					MA1235-G90
	100	186x	proof; 3 seated maids	500					MA1235-G108
Charles Blake & William Alden (Boston)	5 cents	1862	fancy border	30
	10 cents	1862	fancy border	30
	25 cents	1862	fancy border	30
Blue Hill Bank (Dorchester)	5	186x	red FIVE	120
	10	18xx	seated man at left	125					MA525-C18
Boston Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	eagle	250					MA115-S5
	2		sailing ships	350					MA115-G44
	2		no vignette	100					MA115-S10
	5		eagle, Indian	350					MA115-C64
	5	18xx	ships; red FIVE	450					MA115-G74
	5	18xx	seated maid	100					MA115-S15
Boylston Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	G. Washington	100					MA120-C2
D.A. Brayton, payable at Massasoit Bank (Fall River)	25 cents	1862	no vignette	40
	50 cents	1862	no vignette	40
Brigham & Peters (Feltonville)	10 cents	1862	eagles at left	50
	25 cents	1862	eagles at left	50
	50 cents	1862	eagles at left	50
Brighton Market Bank (Brighton)	1	18xx	maid w cows
	100	18xx	seated maid; red HUNDRED	200					MA415-C18
Robert & George R. Brine (Commission Scrip, Boston)	1	ND	town scene	400
Bristol County Bank (Taunton)	1	18xx	red protector outlines ONE	600					MA1205-G10
	1	18xx	proof; ships		600				MA1205-G8
	2	1861	man w hammer		600				MA1205G24
D.A. Brayton, redeemable at Massasoit Bank (Fall River)	50 cents	1862	no vignette	40	50	75
Bryant & Stratton Bank (Boston)	10	18xx	white 10; green tint; grn verso	150
	50	18xx	green tint	150
	100	18xx	green tint	175
Bryant & Stratton Commercial School (Boston)	20	ND	blue			160
	500	ND	blue			250
Bunker Hill Bank (Charlestown)	1	1858	green 1s; red protectors	rare					MA470-G10
Cambridge Bank (Cambridge)	500		town scene	rare					MA430-UNL
Cambridge City Bank (Cambridge)	5		coins top left; red FIVE	50					MA455-C8
Cambridge Market Bank (Cambridge)	1	18xx	cow; red ONE	600					MA435-G2
Isaac T. Campbell, at Mechanics Bank (Boston)	2 cents	ND	bearded man at left	75
Castine Bank (Castine)	2	18xx	sailing ship	125
Chelsea Bank	1	18xx	maid; ship	150					MA485-G2
	2	18xx	maid; docks	150					MA485-G4
Chicopee Bank (Springfield)	10 cents	1862	maid at left	50
	25 cents	1862	maid at left	50
	3		seated man w anvil; spurious	125					MA1175-S10
Citizens Bank (Nantucket)	1.75	18xx	sailboats	600					MA840-G8
City Bank (Boston)	1000	18xx	proof; maid	rare					MA125-UNL
Cochituate Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	eagle; gray 1; red ONE	75	100	125			MA130-G2
	2	18xx	gray TWO	60					MA130-G4
	2	18xx	large gray 2; red TWO	75	100	125			MA130-G4
	3	18xx	B&W	60					MA130-G6
	3	18xx	maid & eagle left; red THREE	90					MA130-G6
	5	18xx	gray FIVE	70					MA130-G8
	5	18xx	sailing ship; red FIVE	75	100	125			MA130-G8
	5	18xx	sailing ship; blue FIVE	90					MA130-G8
	10	18xx	large gray X; red TEN	75	100	125			MA130-G10
	50	18xx	seated couple	100	115	135			MA130-G14
	100	18xx	wagon	250
	500	18xx	canoe at left	800					MA130-G18
	1000	18xx	eagle at left	1,200					MA130-G20
S. Cohen & Co. (Boston)	5 cents	1863	man in oval	135	175
	10 cents	1863	man in oval	135	175
	25 cents	1863	man in oval	135	175
Columbian Bank (Boston)	5	18xx	no vignette	150					MA140-C60
Comer's College Bank (Boston)	25 cents	ND	no vignette	50
	5	ND	maid w scythe	50
	20	ND	musketeer at left	75
	500	ND	riflemen at left	150
Commercial Bank (Salem)	5	1852	gray FIVE	scarce
Commonwealth Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	Perkins devices	400					MA155-G8
	10	18xx	seated maid at left	400					MA155-G36
Concord Bank (Concord)	1	18xx	seated maid	225					MA495-A5
Continental Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	horses; trough; green tints	300	400	500			MA160-G2
	2	18xx	horses; green tints	350	500	600			MA160-G4
	3	18xx	rowboat w bear; green frame	1,000	1,800	2,750			MA160-G6
	5	18xx	cattle at left
Conway Bank (Conway)	1	1854	proof; B&W		400				MA500-G2
	1	1854	proof; red ONE		400
	2	1856	red TWO	150					MA500-A5
	2	1854	proof; B&W			500			MA500-G4
	2	1854	proof; red 2s			500			MA500-G4
	5	1854	proof; B&W			500			MA500-G8
	50	1854	proof; B&W			600			MA500-G14
	100	1854	proof; B&W			750			MA500-G16
David Conwell, Ship Chandlery, payable at	5 cents	1862	blue verso	40	65	100
Provincetown Bank (Provincetown)	10 cents	1862	blue verso	50	75	125
	25 cents	1862	blue verso	50	75	125
	50 cents	1862	blue verso	70	90	150
Corey & Goodwin (Charlestown)	3 cents	1863	maid at left	200
	10 cents	1863	maid at left	200
Danvers Bank (Danvers)	2	1858	farmer harvest	180					MA565-A10
Dorcester & Milton Bank (Dorchester)	2	18xx	no vignettes	80
	5	18xx	no vignettes	80
Eagle Bank (Boston)	2		no vignette	125					MA165-C26
	5		eagle; ship	150					MA165-S10
East-Bridgewater Bank (East-Bridgewater)	1.25	18xx	maids; eagle	250					MA545-G4
	1.50	18xx	Indian	250					MA545-G6
Eliot Bank (Boston)	20	18xx	proof; sailing ship at left; B&W			600			MA170-G12
	50	18xx	proof; B&W			600			MA170-G14
	100	18xx	proof; B&W			700			MA170-G18
	500	18xx	proof; B&W			800			MA170-G20
Essex Bank (Haverhill)	2	1863	red TWO	125
Exchange Bank (Boston)	3	18xx	seated man	175
	10	1856	Indian; buffalo	200
Exchange Bank (Salem)	3 cents	1863	bearded man at left
	10	18xx	ships	225					MA1105-UNL
Fall River Bank (Fall River)	5	18xx	anvil	100
	10	185x	red TEN	125					MA1230-C100
Faneuil Hall Bank (Boston)	5			500					MA180-G8
Farmers Bank (Belchertown)	1		white paper	50	70	199			MA75-G4
	1		pink paper	50	70	100	140	190	MA75-G2
	2		white paper	50	70	100	140	190	MA75-G8
	2		pink paper	50	70	100	140	190	MA75-G6
	3		white paper	50	70	100	140	190	MA75-G12
	3		pink paper	50	70	100	140	190	MA75-G10
	5		white paper	50	70	199			MA75-G14
First National Bank of Burnham’s American Business	500	18xx	man in oval	250
College (Springfield)
Fitchburg Hotel Block (Fitchburg)	50 cents	1862	beaver at bottom left	85
F. Fletcher (Reading & Boston)	50 cents	1863	G. Washington in oval left	80
Franklin Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	B. Franklin at left	75	115	180
	2	18xx	4 maids	75	115	180			MA190-G32
	3	18xx	Washington at right	80	120	200			MA190-G48
	5	18xx	3 maids	75	115	180			MA190-G60
	5	18xx	no vignette	80	120	200			MA190-G50
	10	18xx	B. Franklin in oval	80	120	200			MA190-G72
	20	18xx	no vignettes	80	120	200			MA190-G76
	20	18xx	horse drawn chariot	80	120	200			MA190-G80
	50	18xx	seated maid at left	125	160	225			MA190-G88
	100	18xx	seated maid at left	150	175	250			MA190-G96
	100	18xx	no vignette	150	175	250			MA190-G92
Fulton Bank (Boston)	3		riverboat	125					MA205-UNL
	3		maid	125					MA205-C12
Gay's Business Book-Keeping (Boston)	1		large black 1 at upper left	25
	5		large black 5 at left	25
	10		10 at right	25
	25		25 at right	25
	50		50 at right	25
Globe Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	no vignette	400					MA210-G10
H.A. Goodrich (Fitchburg)	50 cents	1862	beaver at bottom left	50	100	150
Grafton Bank (Grafton)	1	1854	proof; hay wagon at left; B&W		300				MA630-G2
	2	1854	maids w looms; red 2s	500					MA630-G4
	2	1854	proof; B&W		300				MA630-G4
	3	1854	proof; B&W	175	300				MA630-G6
	5	1854	proof; B&W	185	350				MA630-G8
	10	1854	proof; B&W		400				MA630-G12
	20	1854	proof; B&W		400				MA630-G14
	50	1854	proof; B&W		500				MA630-G16
	100	1854	proof; portrait in oval; B&W		550				MA630-G18
Grand Bank (Marblehead)	5	18xx	no vignettes	175					G12
Granite Bank (Boston)	5	18xx	3 maids	125					MA215-UNL
Greenfield Bank	5		cattle at left	175					MA650-A5
Grocers Bank (Boston)	3	18xx	eagle	500					MA220-G6
	5	18xx	gray 5	500					MA220-G8
	100	18xx	proof; seated maid; B&W	600					MA220-G16
Hadley Falls Bank (Holyoke)	1	18xx	proof; B&W	250
	2	18xx	2 in red scroll	350					MA695-G6
	5	18xx	machinery	300					MA695-C10
	5	18xx	proof; machinery; red tints	500	600	800	1,000		MA695-G10
	10	18xx	falls
	100	18xx	proof; seated maids; red tints	1,500					MA695-UNL
Hallowell & Augusta Bank (Hallowell)	1	18xx	no vignettes	100
	10	18xx	no vignettes	100
Hamilton Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	large gray 1	450					MA225-G8
	2	18xx	red TWO	150					MA225-A15
	10	18xx	harbor scene	175					MA225-A35
	20	18xx	seated maids	200					MA225-A45
Hampden Bank (Westfield)	2	18xx	stagecoach	175					MA1265-G20
	5	18xx	stagecoach	175
Hampshire Manufacturers Bank (Ware)	10	1848	seated maids	110					MA1250-S5
Hancock Sewing Machine Co. (Haverhill)	5 cents	1862	maid in water	225
	50 cents	1862	train at left	200
Harris & Chapman (Boston)	5 cents	1862	maid at left	50	70	100
	25 cents	1862	dog at left	70	85	125
Haverhill Association (Haverhill)	5 cents	1862	flag at left	80
	10 cents	1862	flag at left	80
	25 cents	1862	flag at left	80
	50 cents	1862	flag at left	80
Haverhill Bank	1	18xx	proof; town scene; B&W			2,000			MA670-G4
T.R. Hawley & Co. (Boston)	5 cents	1863	lazy green V	125
	10 cents	1863	lazy green X	125
Samuel Herbert (Boston)	10 cents	1862	ship	200
Hide & Leather Bank, Boston (Boston)	3	1858	red tints	rare
R.R. Higgins Oyster House (Boston)	3 cents	1863	maid at left	50	75	100	140	190
	5 cents	1863	maid at left; green verso	50	75	100	140	190
	10 cents		dog w box & key	75	100	125
Hingham Bank (Hingham)	5	1860	eagle at left; green tint	135					MA685-S5
Holliston Bank (Holliston)	1	1854	proof, B&W		500				MA690-G2
	3	1854	proof; maids w looms; B&W		500				MA690-G6
	5	1854	proof; B&W		500				MA690-G8
	10	1854	proof; B&W		500				MA690-G10
	20	1854	proof; B&W		550				MA690-G12
	50	1854	proof; cattle; B&W		575				MA690-G14
	100	1854	proof; Indians in canoe; B&W		650				MA690-G16
Holyoke Bank (Northampton)	15 cents	ND	red overprint	75	100
	50 cents	ND	orange overprint	75	100
	1	18xx	green tint	90					MA950-G4
	1		proof; red tint			1,800			MA950-G4
	2	18xx	seated maids	150
	5	18xx	town scene; red tint	250
	5	18xx	proof; town scene; red tint			1,800			MA950-G14
	10	18xx	proof; red tint		600				MA950-G18
Housatonic Bank (Stockbridge)	5	1854	maid; eagle	100					MA1200-S5
	5	1857	train; green tint	900					MA1200-G48
Howard Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	cattle; red ONE	600					MA245-G2
Howard Banking Co. (Boston)	5	18xx	Santa Claus; red FIVE	800					MA246-C8
W.F. Howe (Leaminster)	50 cents	1862	store goods at left	50
Jewett & Pitcher Lumber Merchants (Boston)	1	187x	woodsmen; deer at left	150
	2		man; dogs	150
	5	1873	lumbermen; green verso	175
John Hancock Bank (Springfield)	2	18xx	proof; eagle at bottom right						MA1140-G4
Kennebec Bank (Hallowell)	2	18xx	no vignette	250					MA45-G26
	3	18xx	no vignette
Kimball’s Furniture Store (Boston)	500		eagle; maid	125
Kimball Robinson & Co. (drawn on Eliot Bank, Boston)	10 cents	1862	boot at top right	50
Lafayette Bank (Boston)	1	18xx	town scene	75
	1.25	18xx	sailing ships	375	500	600			MA255-G6
	1.50	18xx	eagle	280	375	500			MA255-G7
	1.75	18xx	sailboats	375	500	600			MA255-G8
	3	18xx	wharf scene	225					MA255-G16
	5	18xx	town scene	75					MA255-G20
	10	18xx	town scene	85					MA255-G24
	20	18xx	town scene	150					MA255-G26
Lancaster Bank (Lancaster)	1	18xx	maid; cows	450					MA710-G6
Lee Bank (Lee)	5	1857	red; counterfeit	125
Leicester Bank (Leicester)	25 cents	1862	red 25	60
	2	18xx	no vignette	100					MA730-C16
E.W. Lincoln, Grocer (East Randolph)	5 cents	1863	Washington at left; green verso	75
	10 cents	1863	Washington at left; green verso	75
	25 cents	1863	Washington at left; green verso	75
	50 cents	1863	Washington at left; green verso	75
Saml. B. Locke (Boston)	10 cents	1862	no vignette; green verso	75
	25 cents	1862	no vignette	75
	50 cents	1862	no vignette; green verso	75
Lynn Mechanics’ Bank (Lynn)	1	18xx	two seated maids w shield	600					MA785-G48
	3	1864	cattle	135					MA785-S12
	500	18xx	proof; two maids w beehive	850					MA785-G244
Mahaiwe Bank (Great Barrington)	1	18xx	seated maid; red ONE	200					G2
	3	18xx	seated maid; B&W
	10	18xx	seated maid	150					C10
Malden Bank (Malden)	100	186x	proof; farm scene; green tints	rare					MA795-G20
Manufacturers & Mechanics Bank (Nantucket)	1	18xx	no vignette	250					MA845-G2
	3	18xx	whale	rare					MA845-G16
	5	18xx	no vignette	450					MA845-G20
Market Bank (Boston)	5	1857	red FIVE	125					MA260-A25
Martha’s Vinyard Bank (Edgartown)	3	18xx	seated maid	400					MA560-A20
	5	18xx	cattle at left	400					MA560-A30
Massachusetts Bank (Boston)	1	17xx	proof	400					MA270-G30
	1	18xx	green 1s	rare					MA270-G62
	2	18xx	sailing ships	100					MA270-C98
	2.50	17xx	proof	400					MA270-G110
	4	17xx	proof	400					MA270-G140
	5	18xx	green 5s	425					MA270G182
	5	18xx	proof; B&W			1,000			MA270-G176
	10	18xx	Indian at left	125					MA270-C224
	20	18xx	proof; B&W		600				MA270-G278
Massasoit Bank (Fall River)	1	185x	red ONE	250					MA570-G2