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1862 $1 Legal Tender Fr. 16-17b |
| Item: |
Legal Tender
$1 1862 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 63 |
| Cert #: |
5011842-001
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Owner Comments
Fr. 16c $1 1862 Legal Tender PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.
A delightful ace with three-digit serial number 572-D that can now be added to the census listing. This piece is not revealing any handling to us through the third party holder. This holds true even as we study it on both sides a second time.
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| Slot: |
1874-1917 $1 Legal Tender Fr. 19-39 |
| Item: |
Legal Tender
$1 1875 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 63 |
| Cert #: |
2505537-005
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| Slot: |
1923 $1 Legal Tender Fr. 40 |
| Item: |
Legal Tender
$1 1923 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1620292-006
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| Slot: |
1886 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 215-221 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1886 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1021914-004
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Owner Comments
Fr. 215. 1886 $1 Silver Certificate. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.
Offered is an absolutely beautiful example of this attractive type featuring Martha Washington's portrait on the face, and the complex "fancy back" reverse design that would only be used on this series. The paper is bright and fresh, accentuating the nice ink colors on both sides. Great embossing is noted on the PMG holder, along with the EPQ designation. The centering is just a hair from perfect, with broad margins all around and nice sharp corner points.
The famous "Martha Washington note," was the first $1 Silver Certificate issued. These were produced in two series, 1886 and 1891, before being replaced by the "Educational" series of 1896. Though one might think that the ornate back would better deter counterfeiters as a more complex design to replicate, the opposite was believed true at the time, prompting the major revision of the back designs for the silver certificates of 1891. The engraving of Martha Washington was by Charles Burt, after Charles Jalabert, but she was not identified on the 1886 notes. She is the only First Lady to appear on federal bank notes and hers is the only identified female portrait ever used (she also appeared on the back of the 1896 $1 Silver Certificates). Other females on notes are plenty in number, but in all other cases they appear in allegorical vignettes
According to the PMG grading data, this note is among the top 10% of all the examples they have seen. Though a few have been graded finer, none has been ranked more than a single grade point above this one and it would be difficult indeed to find a piece with better eye appeal than seen here.
Provenance: From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from Currency Auctions of America, May 2000, lot 1304; Heritage, May 2001, lot 7109; Trusted Traditions via Stack's Bowers, March 2013.
PMG Population: 15; 17 finer (66 EPQ finest).
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1891 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 222-223 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1891 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1016407-011
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Owner Comments
The originality of this 1891 One Dollar Silver Certificate offering is remarkable with deep embossing of the overprints easily seen through the encapsulation surface. Nearly Gem, and worthy of a premium bid.
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1896 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 224-225 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1896 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1076814-023
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1899 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 226-236 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1899 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 |
| Cert #: |
1006002-097
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Owner Comments
Fr. 236 $1 1899 Silver Certificate PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.
From an early PMG holder that carries the "Great Embossing" comment, but no EPQ. These notes can be reholdered with the EPQ comment at the request of the owner. This beauty has nice margins and wonderful color in addition to its punch-through embossing.
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| Slot: |
1923 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 237-239 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1923 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1539306-008
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| Slot: |
1891 $1 Treasury Note Fr. 350-352 |
| Item: |
Treasury Note
$1 1891 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8068008-010
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Owner Comments
A bold and beautiful Gem Stanton note with exceptional color and originality. A lovely note, just encapsulated.
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| Slot: |
1918 $1 Federal Reserve Bank Note Fr. 708-746 |
| Item: |
FRBN Chicago
$1 1918 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
2505455-019
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