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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18001 Fr. UNL Hessler X134F $600 March 1, 1866 Temporary Loan of 1862 Certificate PMG Very Fine 30. Four different notes were printed for the Temporary Loan of 1862. Three of them were preprinted denominations of $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000. The last, which is presented here, was printed without the denomination and was meant to be filled in at the t...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18002 Serial Number 6 $100,000 United States Treasury Bond Due August 15, 1963 PCGS Very Choice New 64. One of the few remaining $100,000 bonds that is available to collectors for less than face value, this bond's storied history reveals why it is unredeemable. A very small number of bonds were purchased by the First National Bank of Boston and store...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18003 Fr. 116 $10 1901 Legal Tender Face Proof Hessler UNL PCGS Choice About New 58. A pleasing Black & White Bison face proof printed on India paper and adhered to wide margin paper. The design here is identical to that used for regular issue 1901 $10 Legal Tenders. The central engraving of "Pablo," the famed bison, was based on a sketch by Charles ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18004 Fr. 247 1896 $2 Face Proof Hessler 185 PCGS Choice New 63. When we last offered this piece at auction, it was described, "A bold and superbly crafted face proof which is virtually a complete face design as emitted, but without a plate letter. India paper mounted on original card and noted by PCGS. The authorized design with center, titled vigne...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18005 Henry Herrick Bond Presentation Set of Small Size Federal Currency Specimens $1-$10000 The eleven face and eleven back specimens offered in this lot represent a complete denomination set of small size currency upon its introduction in 1929. The set comes directly from the family of Henry Herrick Bond, who served as the Assistant Secretary of th...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18006 Fr. 1800-1 $5 1929 National Bank Note "Model" ex-Henry Herrick Bond This note comes from the family archives of Henry Herrick Bond, who served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury from 1927 through 1929. As the architect of the changeover from large size to small size currency at the Treasury Department in July of 1929, Bond was presented wi...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18007 Fr. 22 $1 1875 Legal Tender PCGS Choice About New 58PPQ. From our 2010 FUN auction where it was cataloged, "PCGS has noted, 'Doubled Series Date,' on their holder. This doubling occurs in the series designation at upper left of center. This is one of the most interesting and little-known varieties in United States paper money. We have sold thre...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18008 Fr. 41a $2 1862 Legal Tender PCGS Choice About New 55PPQ. We see a fully margined deuce with paper originality and ideal color, but we cannot find the miniscule handling that determined the third party grade. It is certainly a handsome piece that would fit right in with any collection of high grade notes. We have also observed over the years th...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18009 Fr. 54 $2 1880 Legal Tender PCGS Very Choice New 64. Fr. 54 is a very rare note in all grades, with only four uncirculated examples listed out of thirty known pieces, according to Track & Price. This note has nice, even margins, spectacular color, good paper surfaces, and no problems whatsoever. The printing for this Friedberg number was only 3...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18010 Fr. 61a $5 1862 Legal Tender PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Few if any of the early Legal Tender notes will even come near this beautiful piece in grade. It is tied for finest known, not only for its Friedberg number but for its type as well, as PMG has not graded any Fr. 61, 61a, 62, or 63, 63a or 63b any higher than Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Thi...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18011 Fr. 96 $10 1869 Legal Tender PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. A wonderful type note which last appeared in our auctions in 2012, garnering almost $11,000. This magnificent Gem Rainbow Ten offers terrific colors, excellent centering and margins, and all the beauty that one would expect at this grade level. Looking at this note, one can easily see why the nam...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18012 Fr. 114 $10 1901 Legal Tender PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. A simply flawless and perhaps conservatively graded Bison with great original embossing. The margins are huge on this plate letter A note, and the colors are perfect. This piece has the orange serial numbers and the bright red Treasury Seal that are seen on Fr. 114s but not on any other Bison nu...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18013 Fr. 115 $10 1901 Legal Tender PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. Each of the margins is ample, and a touch larger than often encountered for this type. A deeply printed central Bison motif is flanked by vivid impressions of the overprint. Compared to the other Friedberg Numbers representing Bisons, the 115 has one of the smallest numbers of high g...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18014 Fr. 119 $10 1901 Legal Tender PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ. Bisons are some of the most popular notes, and very few will ever reach this grade level. The margins are incredible, as are the colors. The paper surfaces are clearly original, as is evidenced by the heavy embossing showing plainly though the encapsulation. A pristine type note....
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18015 Fr. 121 $10 1901 Legal Tender PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. A beautiful example of the engraver's art, this piece is one of two graded at this lofty level with one higher at PMG, attesting to the scarcity of this issue in this grade. Strict originality is noticed with prominent embossing displayed. Expect some competition to acquire this lovely ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18016 Fr. 122 $10 1901 Mule Legal Tender PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. While relatively common in circulated condition, true Gem Bison notes have consistently been able to command significant prices. With a cherry-red overprint, perfect centering, and milky white paper, this Mule Burke Back Plate 332 Bison is a clear reminder of why this type will alw...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18017 Fr. 123 $10 1923 Legal Tender PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. A run of only 696,000 was extremely short for a design type, making these relatively scarce in all grades compared to all the other "personality" types. Most all Uncirculated examples of this note come from a few known runs, including the final pack. This note, according to Track & P...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18018 Fr. 129 $20 1878 Legal Tender PCGS Gem New 66. Evenly margined and nicely centered, and with bold, rich colors, this note is from the run that has supplied generations of collectors with very nice examples of what would otherwise be a rare note in high grade. We've handled a number of pieces from this serial number run, and this note is as pris...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18019 Fr. 163 $50 1880 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 30 Net. Large denomination notes were out of the grasp of most of the public, this note representing almost a month and a half of an average person's salary when it was issued. Far fewer of these denominations were needed in circulation, and the print runs were comparatively small. Ten Friedberg numbe...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18020 Fr. 223 $1 1891 Silver Certificate PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ. PMG has graded seven equal and none higher of this final number for the Martha design. This Superb example sports excellent ink, white paper, and original paper surfaces. It is the highest graded example that we have offered in two years. The other 67 EPQ piece that we aucti...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18021 Fr. 224 $1 1896 Silver Certificate PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ. Both major grading services combined have graded only one Fr. 224 higher than this beautiful $1 Educational. The margins are wide, the centering is near perfect, the inks are ideal, and the note has earned the coveted PPQ grade modifier. We sold three examples of this number at this ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18022 Serial Number One Fr. 236 $1 1899 Mule Silver Certificate PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 Net. A search of our archive shows just three other Serial Number 1 Black Eagles have been offered in our auctions in the last decade plus. Two of the pieces have each realized around $20,000, while the Fr. 223 D1 we sold in our late 2006 September Long Beach A...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18023 Low Serial Number Fr. 237 $1 1923 Silver Certificates PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 and PMG About Uncirculated 55 (2). A pleasing cut trio from the first sheet printed for the A-D block of 1923 silver certificates, missing the serial number one example. A2D and A3D both exhibit some hard-to-detect folds, while the A4D has been graded Choice. All o...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18024 Fr. 242 $2 1886 Silver Certificate PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ. A beautiful deuce with spot-on centering within balanced margins, ideal inks, and premium paper quality. We have offered only two other examples of this Friedberg number in this third party grade and higher within the last four years. A 67PPQ realized $8812.50 in January 2015 and a 6...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18025 Fr. 242 $2 1886 Silver Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 66. Commonly referred to as the "Hancock Deuce," this design features the portrait of Commanding General Winfield Scott Hancock. Three seal varieties are seen on the 1886 $2s, including this Large Red Seal variety which exudes color and bold printing. The paper is bright and attractive, an...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18026 Fr. 246 $2 1891 Silver Certificate PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. One of the higher serial numbers documented on Fr. 246, with this beauty flaunting its embossing and overall appearance. The last 64 EPQ Fr. 246 to cross our auction block brought $5,750 at Memphis 2010, and the last 65 EPQ fetched $9,400 at FUN 2014.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18027 Fr. 247 $2 1896 Silver Certificate PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. Series 1891 $2 Silver Certificates were produced in slightly larger numbers than the $2 Educational notes. Luckily for collectors, the incredible design ensured a much higher survival rate, which still seems inadequate for the marketplace demand. The margins are ample enough that th...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18028 Fr. 248 $2 1896 Silver Certificate PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. A plate letter D example with four broad margins, excellent color, and premium paper quality. The serial number is embossed in the only area that it will appear. That is the unprinted area on the back on the left-hand side. The last Fr. 248 that we auctioned at the 65PPQ grade realized $9,1...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18029 Fr. 248 $2 1896 Silver Certificate PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. Our physical examination of this note before it was sent to grading supported the Exceptional Paper Quality designation bestowed upon it by PMG. With full embossing, the margins are ample for the grade. Third party holders now obscure some of the nuances seen only on the freshes...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18030 Fr. 261 $5 1886 Silver Certificate PCGS Choice About New 58PPQ. The Series 1886 $5 Silver Certificates are iconic in numismatics due to their famed "Silver Dollar Back" design which features 5 Morgan Silver Dollars: one obverse flanked by two reserves on each side. The design reminded the bearers they could exchange the note for 5 silver dollar...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18031 Fr. 263 $5 1886 Silver Certificate PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. Of the 102 Fr. 263 examples that PCGS has graded, not one has been graded higher than this lovely Gem New 66 PPQ. It is a lovely note with plenty of eye appeal, tied with five others at this lofty level. Silver Dollar Backs at the top end of the condition census do not appear with much freq...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18032 Fr. 268 $5 1896 Silver Certificate PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ. The allegorical theme on the $5 Educational is Electricity Presenting Light to the World, also known as Electricity as the Dominant Force in the World. The design, featuring Electricity personified at center holding a lighted bulb and illuminating several other allegorical figures, w...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18033 Fr. 268 $5 1896 Silver Certificate PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. The highly sought-after "PPQ" suffix appears on the front of this freshly inked Educational Five, attesting to its Premium Paper Quality. If we were to guess what limited the grade of this note to 66, we would presume it's the slightly skewed face margins, as the note certainly seems to hav...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18034 Fr. 268 $5 1896 Silver Certificate PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. A gorgeous Five Dollar Educational with vivid colors, broad margins, original paper, and great eye appeal. This piece easily merits its 65PPQ grade, and, viewing the note through the holder, a 66PPQ grade would not be out of place at all. While far from rare at the Gem level, there are simp...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18035 Fr. 268 $5 1896 Silver Certificate PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ. Very high grade Educational Silver Certificates get top billing in many auctions. Among the circulated examples, this piece deserves many accolades. This was the last note on the sheet, and when the sheet was cut, this piece was left with jumbo margins all around. The printed ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18036 Fr. 269 $5 1896 Silver Certificate PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. Despite being listed in the Track & Price census, this piece hasn't appeared at auction in recent times. It is a wonderful note, boasting great face margins and centering along with deeply inked surfaces that contrast well against the deep sapphire blue overprinted serial numbers and red se...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18037 Fr. 269 $5 1896 Silver Certificate PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. A well-centered $5 Educational exhibiting four wide margins and excellent color. This design always scores high in popularity with collectors, and that maxim was reinforced as fact when it achieved a ranking of number five in Q. David Bowers and David Sundman's 100 Greatest American Currenc...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18038 Fr. 269 $5 1896 Silver Certificate PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ. An example from a run that contains several notes that have earned 65 through 67 grades by the two major grading services. Our current offering has been nicely preserved over the years, and the centering is around 1mm from being perfect. The last Fr. 269 PCGS 64PPQ in our auctions a...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18039 Fr. 277 $5 1899 Silver Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. The $5 Onepapa design is ranked #10 in the book 100 Greatest American Currency Notes. Rightly so, in addition to a Chief at center, the design elements are perfectly balanced and crowned with the large "V" signifying the denomination. This piece shows full margins and deeply printe...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18040 Fr. 277* $5 1899 Silver Certificate PMG Very Fine 30. One of a paltry ten star serial numbers reported on this number. In fact this is the only new star serial number to turn up since the 2007 publication of the third edition of The Complete Catalog of United States Large Size Star Notes 1910 - 1929 by researcher Douglas D. Murray. The star no...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18041 Fr. 281 $5 1899 Silver Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. A wonderful Chief that has strong contrast between the deep inks and the bright blue overprint on the face. The back is nicely centered for the grade, and the overall appearance is pleasing. With collector demand heating up, expect to see a realization in the area of...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18042 Fr. 282* $5 1923 Silver Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. This attractive Porthole Star falls towards the beginning of a run of notes that have provided many of the high grade Stars available to collectors today. Dark inks are noticed on this well-margined example.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18043 Fr. 288 $10 1880 Silver Certificate PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. A beautiful, perfectly natural example of this scarce 1880 Silver Certificate type. No PCGS 65PPQ notes have previously sold at auction, with a lone PMG 66 EPQ realizing $37,375.00 back in 2010. Fr. 288 is also a less-commonly-seen number, with just 78 pieces known, as compared to its type...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18044 Fr. 311 $20 1880 Silver Certificate PMG Choice Very Fine 35. Attrition took a heavy toll on the Series 1880 Silver Certificates. Fewer than 2 million of the Fr. 311s were printed with the Large Brown seal and Bruce-Wyman signature combination. The lacey-brown Roman Numeral at bottom, "XX," is a design element that was rarely used on Federal Cur...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18045 Fr. 311 $20 1880 Silver Certificate PMG Very Fine 30 Net. A newly discovered example of this desirable Friedberg number. It displays plenty of eye appeal, even with the minor restoration that is hard to ascertain through the third party holder. The last Fr. 311 that we offered was during January 2015. That PCGS Apparent 30 piece brought $9,987.50.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18046 Fr. 334 $50 1891 Silver Certificate PCGS Very Fine 30. A note from a better Friedberg number for this scarce design. There were only 45 serial numbers documented for Fr. 334 when we originally auctioned this $50 Silver four years ago. Only a single other Fr. 334 has been enumerated since then. Our current offering is a nice representative for t...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18047 Fr. 357 $2 1891 Treasury Note PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ. A Superb McPherson Deuce that is a well-centered note with broad margins, displaying excellent color and original paper surfaces. This translates to a piece with tremendous eye appeal at the very apex of the third party grade scale. Neither PCGS nor PMG has graded a single Fr. 357 higher....
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18048 Fr. 360 $5 1890 Treasury Note PMG Very Fine 30. Highly regarded as one of the classic Friedberg number rarities, the Friedberg 360 $5 Treasury Note was issued in small numbers, just 300,000 pieces versus more than ten times that number for the two other 1890 $5 Treasury Notes. Our records show this was the most recent note discovered and was of...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18049 John Burke Courtesy Autographed Low Serial Number B5* Fr. 362 $5 1891 Treasury Note PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. John Burke, Treasurer of the United States from 1913-21, courtesy autographed this note above the engraved signature of one of his predecessors, E.H. Nebeker. This strictly original $5 is also blessed with low matching serial numb...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18050 Fr. 364 $5 1891 Treasury Note PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. The highest third party graded Fr. 364 within a small run of this number. It possesses ample margins, white paper, and paper originality that includes punch-through embossing of the "*" found at the end of the left serial number. Obviously a note that has been well taken care of since f...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18051 Fr. 370 $10 1891 Treasury Note PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. A well-preserved Open Back $10 that definitely lives up to its Gem grade. Merits that are quickly recognized are its white paper, dark inks, and embossing. This highly desirable note also comes from a run of similarly graded pieces. The last Fr. 370 that we auctioned in this third party grade w...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18052 Fr. 375 $20 1891 Treasury Note PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. A well-preserved $20 from a small run of PMG 65 EPQ notes. It proudly shows off its natural paper wave, attractive color, and ample margins. Every Fr. 375 at this third party grade that we have auctioned has broken the $10,000 barrier, several surpassing $15,000. We believe a reasonabl...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18053 Low Serial Number 32 Fr. 375 $20 1891 Treasury Note PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ. Great paper, nice color, and embossing are highlights of this lovely Open Back $20 Treasury note that is strictly original. Low serial number B32 S further adds to the appeal of this nicely preserved example. This piece brought $17,250 in February 2012 at our Long B...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18054 Fr. 375 $20 1891 Treasury Note PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 Net. Generous margins grace on this boldly embossed Marshall. John Marshall, whose portrait appears on this note, served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He died in 1835. The portrait on the note was engraved by Charles Schlecht, from an oil painting by Harry Inman. A minor restora...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18055 Fr. 795 $5 1918 Federal Reserve Bank Note PCGS Extremely Fine 40. From our FUN 2012 auction where it was cataloged, "A just plain rare Friedberg number, with this piece the finest our consignor could obtain in four decades of searching. Originally part of Jim Thompson's extensive collection, it's been off the market since our consignor obtained...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18056 Fr. 893b $10 1914 Red Seal Federal Reserve Note PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. The latest Fr. 893b that we auctioned in a high grade was a PCGS 67PPQ that finally settled at $38,157.50 in September 2014. Tonight's example is a new serial number for the census, and it fits right in with a small run of notes that mostly grade Gem and higher.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18057 Fr. 919c $10 1914 Federal Reserve Note PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Embossing, natural paper wave, and excellent color are evident on this well-centered and previously undocumented Cleveland $10. This is by far the nicest Fr. 919c that we have offered. It is also the highest PMG graded example, with no equals. In fact its closest competitor is ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18058 Fr. 951b $10 1914 Federal Reserve Note PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. A $10 San Francisco FRN that is a strong representative for the grade. It is also the nicest Fr. 951b that has been graded by either PMG or PCGS.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18059 Fr. 953b $20 1914 Red Seal Federal Reserve Note PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. The red overprint remains bold and contrasts nicely with the cream-white paper on this New York Red Seal. Save for a slightly tight top margin, this attractive example has all the characteristics of a full Gem.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18060 Fr. 1083b $100 1914 Red Seal Federal Reserve Note PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. PMG was clearly quite impressed by this note, lauding "Vivid Detail, Great Embossing & Color" on the holder. These terms were common only before PMG implemented the usage of EPQ, which states essentially the same thing, and this is clearly one of their first generatio...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18061 Fr. 1104 $100 1914 Federal Reserve Note PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ. In The Comprehensive Catalog of U.S. Paper Money by Gene Hessler and Carlson Chambliss, the authors discuss the number of $100 FRN Blue Seals known and are befuddled by the low survival rate, even compared to the $100 Red Seals issued before them. Were it not for a small run of ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18062 Fr. 1104 $100 1914 Federal Reserve Note PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. A delightful example that we last auctioned in January 2007. Since then it has only been in the possession of our consignor, who has shown a discerning eye over the years. The lovely traits of this note that we wrote about then still ring true today. It has huge margins and both ideal ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18063 Fr. 1133-L $1,000 1918 Federal Reserve Note PCGS Very Choice New 64. This San Francisco $1,000 is tied for finest known for the Friedberg number, and one of just three Uncirculated examples of this San Francisco $1,000 graded by PMG and PCGS combined. A search of our records show no finer examples of any 1918 $1,000 offered in our auctions in o...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18064 Fr. 1173 $10 1922 Gold Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. A beautiful, well-preserved, and well-centered example with top and bottom margins that rival the ones found on the very few third party graded 67s that have crossed our auction block. A scroll through our archives finds that in September 2009 we auctioned a 67 EPQ just seven seria...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18065 Fr. 1173a $10 1922 Gold Certificate PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. Track & Price shows a population of only 322 examples of this small serial number variety compared with over 8,500 of the large serial number notes. PCGS's population report shows this and four others at this 66 EPQ level, with five nicer. The note itself is lovely,with clearly evident dee...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18066 Fr. 1178 $20 1882 Gold Certificate PCGS Very Choice New 64. A charming $20 Gold with especially wide top and bottom margins. Both sides are well centered, the colors are bold, and the paper is white. Embossing is also evident on this nicely preserved example that has the appearance of a higher grade. President Garfield's portrait appeared on $2...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18067 Fr. 1180 $20 1905 Gold Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Once part of our January 2008 offering of the Peter Gamble Collection, this exquisite Gem was described in part, "The note comes from a small hoard of high-grade Twenty Dollar 1905's that William Philpot purchased from a friend who had worked at the Treasury Department. There were ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18068 Fr. 1180 $20 1905 Gold Certificate PMG Extremely Fine 40. A well-margined Technicolor note with serial number embossing, this example is from the second of two Friedberg numbers for the design. The Technicolor design was one of the first large size paper money designs that this cataloger experienced as a neophyte collector almost 40 years ago b...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18069 Fr. 1187 $20 1922 Gold Certificate PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ. The last note at this grade level we offered realized $7,050.00 back in 2013. Near perfection is noticed along with deep, vibrant color of the back and overprints. It is a wonderful example also boasting sharp centering and deep, cavernous embossing. If quality, rarity, and desirabi...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18070 Fr. 1215 $100 1922 Gold Certificate PMG About Uncirculated 55. This $100 Gold has been off the market since appearing in the June 1988 Hickman & Oakes Memphis auction. It was graded raw Choice CU back then, and today we can certainly see why. We cannot find any handling through the third party holder, and we also see excellent color, paper orig...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18071 Fr. 1215 $100 1922 Gold Certificate PCGS About New 53. A stunningly beautiful $100 Gold from the D plate position. It has a Superb Gem look to it, possessing four huge margins, white paper, and ideal inks on both sides. All of these fully give it the appearance of having been printed at the BEP earlier this morning. Our scrutiny also detected m...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18072 Fr. 1225b $10,000 1900 Gold Certificate PCGS About New 53. One of the rarer Friedberg numbers for this popular, yet unredeemable design. The note is uniface and has the usual mixture of hole-punch cancellations in the usual locations. Earlier Friedberg subset numbers for this design are often found payable to national banks. In this particular ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18073 Fr. 1225c $10,000 1900 Gold Certificate PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. Hole-punch cancelled, this is another example of this unredeemable design of a better Friedberg number. The payable bank in this case is The National City Bank of New York. The name of the bank, the city, and a 1909 date have been penned along the lines at bottom center. Minor ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18074 Fr. 1225h $10,000 1900 Gold Certificate PCGS Gem New 66. A new serial number for the census and the third nicest example for the design that we have ever auctioned. The two nicer pieces are also Fr. 1225h's, third party graded PMG 66 EPQ and PCGS 66PPQ. The last one to appear in our auctions was the former, realizing $17,265 in April 2013. The ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18075 Fr. 1501 $2 1928 Legal Tender Notes. Uncut Sheet of Twelve. PCGS Choice About New 55. A wonderful item which was the fourth sheet printed for the issue. It last appeared at auction with us back in 2006 and has been tightly held ever since. As mentioned in its previous description,this sheet is just one of two known and is the lower serial numbe...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18076 Fr. 1501* $2 1928 Legal Tender Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66. A lovely $2 star graded in the early days of PMG, as the back label for this note reads "Great Embossing" instead of displaying the "EPQ" grade modifier. This well-margined deuce does exhibit great embossing plus excellent color and white paper. We had another example closely serial ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18077 Fr. 1606* $1 1934 Silver Certificate. PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ. This is the highest grade example PMG has seen, and PCGS has graded only one note at this level. Though tied for finest known, this is the first Superb Gem example to be offered at auction, and will certainly attract the attention of the most serious of Small Size collect...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18078 Fr. 1609* $1 1935A R Silver Certificate. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. In 1944, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing conducted a test using a special new paper. To conduct the test, 1.184 million 1935A Silver Certificates with the special paper were overprinted with a large "S" at lower right on the face. The "S" was used for the special paper w...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18079 Fr. 1610* $1 1935A S Silver Certificate. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. The special paper experimental with the red "S" overprint is a scarce and desireable variety. With just 12,000 star examples issued, this replacement note is one of the most desired among them. It is estimated that fewer than 40 examples are known extant, fewer than 20 of whi...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18080 Fr. 1701* $10 1934 Mule Silver Certificate. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. A rare mule star in an excellent state of preservation with embossing and natural paper wave. We have offered only one other example at this third party grade, and none higher, and that was over seven years ago. We also scrolled through the PMG and PCGS databases and see t...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18081 Fr. 1705* $10 1934D Wide Silver Certificate. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. The highest grade for this rare star to appear in our auctions, by a large margin. That is not surprising, as the two major grading services combined have graded only two equal and just one higher. This is a broadly margined beauty adorned with paper originality that incl...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18082 Fr. 1850-J* $5 1929 Federal Reserve Bank Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. The $5 Kansas City Star offered here is one of the standout small size offerings of the evening. Our records show fewer than two dozen of these star notes across the entire grading spectrum have made auction appearances in the last couple of decades. This example is eas...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18083 Serial Number 00000001 Fr. 3001-E $1 2013 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. Serial number 1s in recent times are not supposed to escape the Federal Reserve's grasp, but this E-D 00000001 Richmond note accomplished that feat. It is a broadly margined beauty with centering that is near perfect and spot-on face-to-back registration. We had...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18084 Fr. 1950-F* $5 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. The eye appeal of this note is nothing short of stunning. Each of the margins is broad, perfectly centering the design. The finest details of the overprint are well embossed and seen through the third party holder. Beyond its merits as a stunning Gem, this note boasts rarity...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18085 Fr. 1950-K $5 1928 Federal Reserve Note. Original Pack of 100. Gem Crisp Uncirculated. The definition of "pack-fresh," each of these notes are darkly inked and undeniably original. A minor amount of brown residue is found above the "E" in "Federal" in the first 30 notes of the pack. The fourth note in the pack has a minor amount of residue at l...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18086 Fr. 1953-F $5 1928C Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ. This Atlanta 1928C $5 was one of the last great small size rarities our consignor added to his collection, likely due to the infrequency of offerings in the last 10 years. Our records show just three Uncirculated examples of this Friedberg number have bee...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18087 Fr. 2050-C* $20 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Yet another key offering of a rare replacement Federal Reserve Note this evening. Only a dozen-and-a-half examples have been graded by PMG and PCGS combined, including one other Uncirculated example - a PMG 64 that missed receiving the EPQ designation. This attractive note ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18088 Fr. 2150-L $100 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. A rare note in high grade, we had a PMG 65 EPQ example realize $22,325 last January. Further research reveals that PMG has graded only four equal and none higher, while across the street at PCGS they have graded just two equal and a paltry one higher. The current example sporting br...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18089 Fr. 2200-E $500 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. A low three-digit serial number of 427 graces this Richmond Fed. Natural paper wave is readily visible through the holder, as is strong punch-through embossing. PMG notes "Exceptional Paper Quality & Embossing" on the holder. It is also the finest graded Richmond district $...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18090 Fr. 2201-A $500 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ. Any serious high denomination type set can consider a Superb Gem grade for the $500 and $1,000 denominations. Unlike type set offerings for coin collectors, offerings in this grade for collectors of 20th Century type notes aren't as lucky, having compete with a multi...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18091 Fr. 2201-D $500 1934 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. A survey of grade rarity for $500s and $1,000s would likely shock coin collectors, where rarity for value in currency well exceeds that of coins. This note is one such example. While few consider these denominations to be particularly difficult to obtain, t...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18092 Fr. 2201-H $500 1934 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. The last St. Louis $500 at this grade for this popular type that we had the chance to offer realized just over $11,000 in our 2013 September Long Beach Auction. This note is just as visually appealing, with a bright overprint and strong punch-through embossing.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18093 Fr. 2202-C $500 1934A Federal Reserve Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. A high-end Gem that leaves little, if anything, to be desired. Four boardwalk margins frame this well-inked example.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18094 Fr. 2202-C $500 1934A Federal Reserve Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. An attractive note that has all of the positive attributes listed in the previous lot. Strictly original, with plenty of natural paper wave.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18095 Fr. 2202-C $500 1934A Federal Reserve Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. This example with vibrant inks and bright paper rounds out the trio. Handsome, with four broad margins.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18096 Fr. 2210-B $1,000 1928 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Choice New 63PPQ. New York had the second-largest print run of the 1928 $1,000s behind Chicago. Survivors, however, are very rare, and the number of pieces made available at public auction over the last decade averages less than two examples per year. To date, no finer examples ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18097 Fr. 2210-D $1,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. According to Track & Price, the last decade of 1928 $1,000 offerings from the Cleveland District included just two Uncirculated notes, both 65s. This note alone tops the PCGS population report, with nothing above 64 recorded in a PMG holder. Any uncontested finest-known note is a ...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18098 Fr. 2210-H $1,000 1928 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. A handsome Light Green Seal St. Louis Fed. The attractive lime green overprint has always enhanced the popularity of these notes.
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18099 Fr. 2210-K $1,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. Over a decade ago, a few very high grade and incredible 1928 Dallas $1,000s surfaced. The proximity of their serial numbers leaned towards a small run, but none have surfaced since, indicating their only relation was being somewhat close. Uncirculated examples of this note have so...
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Heritage Auctions, Auction 3535, Lot 18100 Fr. 2211-D $1,000 1934 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. An elusive note highlighted by the bright lime green overprint employed early on in the printing process for the Cleveland district by the BEP. This is just the second example for the type we have had the opportunity to offer at this grade level, and it ce...
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