Newport Ridge Collection - High Fives
1882 Brown Back $5 National Bank Note Fr. 466-478

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Set Details
Note Description: $5 1882 Brown Back National Bank Notes
Grade: 65 EPQ
Country: US
Note Number: 467
Seal Type: Brown and Brown Back
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 Bruce
Wyman
Certification #: 1511761-001  
Owner: GSA_Gem_Quest
Sets Competing: Newport Ridge Collection - High Fives  Score: 3080
Date Added: 1/19/2013
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

This beautiful 1882 Brown Back is ranked #33 in the 100 Greatest American Currency Notes, and it deserves its ranking. The design is detailed and ornate, and the reverse illustrates the state shield, in this case for New York.

Another highlight of this note is the signature of the bank president, the one and only J.P. Morgan, also known as Pierpont Morgan. He is one of the most famous bankers in the history of the United States, and was recently profiled on the History Channel series "The Men Who Built America."

I acquired this note in the November 2012 Stacks/Bowers auction, and also won the $20 Brown Back from the same bank. I just missed winning the matching $10 Brown Back, with another bidder going over market value to get it.

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