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Commonwealth Museum   Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin
Commonwealth Museum Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin

Currency

Paul Revere used his expertise with engraving copper to create several prints for state currency. The paper bills produced from his copper plate engravings were used to pay soldiers in the Continental Army.

A bill for engraving four copper plates and printing 14,500 impressions of currency for the Massachusetts Bay Colony
A bill for engraving four copper plates and printing 14,500 impressions of currency for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, June 22nd, 1775. (Massachusetts Archives)