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1862 $1 Legal Tender Fr. 16-17b |
| Item: |
Legal Tender
$1 1862 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG AU 55 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1802098-001
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Owner Comments
One of the first legal tenders printed in the US. This note is from the Doug Murray collection. The reapplication of the serial number is quite interesting.
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1869 $1 Legal Tender Fr. 18 |
| Item: |
Legal Tender
$1 1869 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 30 |
| Cert #: |
8033002-004
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Owner Comments
Picked raw and graded VF30 by PMG. Rainbow is quite nice for the grade and the reverse of the note is well defined. Very nice note for a VF30. I would love to complete an 1869 Rainbow Set. These notes are always in demand and finding the $1, $2, and $5 are somewhat affordable in 30-40 grade. Above that and I can't afford building a large collection. The $10, $20 and $50 rainbows are exorbitant, even for poor quality notes. Forget the $100 rainbow unless you're net worth is 8 figures.
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1874-1917 $1 Legal Tender Fr. 19-39 |
| Item: |
Legal Tender
$1 1917 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1626254-001
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Owner Comments
Purchased on Heritage Auction January of 2017. Beautiful, albeit common note. Top notch grade. Crisp, white paper with excellent embossing.
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1923 $1 Legal Tender Fr. 40 |
| Item: |
Legal Tender
$1 1923 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
4000263-004
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Owner Comments
This note has tumbled in value. I overpaid.
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1886 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 215-221 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1886 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 25 |
| Cert #: |
8033002-007
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Owner Comments
Purchased for $355 ungraded. I had the note graded and no surprise there but the reverse of the note is really nice so I am trying to purchase the beauty of the note, not the grade. Of course, it's nice to get a good price on a nice note.
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| Slot: |
1891 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 222-223 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1891 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 63 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8053954-001
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Owner Comments
Martha Washington is the only woman (other than allegories of Justice, Liberty, etc.) depicted on the face of a United States Banknote. Her engraved portrait bust was used on the face of the $1 Silver Certificate of 1886 and 1891. Both Martha and George Washington are depicted together on the reverse of the $1 silver certificate of 1896.
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1896 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 224-225 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1896 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 30 |
| Cert #: |
8034615-004
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Owner Comments
The President and First Lady of America on a note. Imagine that now. The obverse of the note is the personification of History instructing a youth, pointing to a panoramic view of the Potomac River and Washington, D.C. The Washington Monument and the Capitol are visible in the background. The United States Constitution is displayed to the right. Circling the motif are the last names of famous Americans. Some of those listed are: (George) Washington, (Benjamin) Franklin, (Thomas) Jefferson, (Robert) Fulton, (Samuel F.B.) Morse, & (Ulysses S.) Grant.
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1899 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 226-236 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1899 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1062173-003
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Owner Comments
What's a note collection without a GEM Black Eagle??
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1923 $1 Silver Certificate Fr. 237-239 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1923 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG AU 55 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
2502186-001
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Owner Comments
A star in the collection is always cool. I disavowed stars as a novice collector. I have the same attitude as I do to serial numbers. Who cares if the serial numbers are all 5's with one other digit. Even all 5's or all any number has little meaning to me. The "A1" $10 buffalo legal tender note is selling for $1,000,000!! Definitely super cool, the first buffalo ever printed, but a million bucks?? Same with star notes, they look cool, I like them on small size, cheaper notes because you can really beef up your scores on PMG's note registry but star notes really aren't that special to me. Sure, they are rare, but I would rather have a high serial number, non-star note with great beauty. However!!! Having said that, the large stars that are have hollow centers look cool. And to get one on the super common Fr-237 is not a huge expense. On the Fr-237, the star adds to the overall attraction of the note.
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1890 $1 Treasury Note Fr. 347-349 |
| Item: |
Treasury Note
$1 1890 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 35 |
| Cert #: |
8043071-001
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Owner Comments
Edwin Stanton served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory. However, he was criticized by many Union generals, who perceived him as overcautious and micromanaging. He also organized the manhunt for Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. It was said he stood steadfast and calm in the aftermath of the assassination as Lincoln lay dying in a bed in the Peterson House across the street from Ford's Theater.
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| Slot: |
1891 $1 Treasury Note Fr. 350-352 |
| Item: |
Treasury Note
$1 1891 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1007667-001
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Owner Comments
Finally completed my Large Type $1 Set. Interesting history of this note...the financial crisis began in April 2007: New Century, an American REIT specializing in sub-prime mortgages, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This propagated the sub-prime crisis, through securitization, to banks around the world.
August 9, 2007: BNP Paribas blocked withdrawals from three of its hedge funds,[14] since there was no liquidity, making valuation of the funds impossible – a clear sign that banks were refusing to do business with each other.
On October 9, 2007: The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its peak closing price of 14,164.53. This note sold for $3,850 on 12/4/2007. Bear Stearns crashed and burned in March of 2008. This note sold again on April 15, 2008 for $2070 !! In 4 short months the seller of this note took an almost 50% hit!! Wow.
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Original-1875 $1 National Bank Note Fr. 380-386 |
| Item: |
$1 Original National Bank Notes |
| Grade: |
PMG 63 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1018506-016
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Owner Comments
The vignette title "Concordia" showing two maidens before an altar was designed by T.A. Liebler and engraved by Charles Burt. On the reverse is Landing of the Pilgrims engraved by Charles Burt. A beautiful $1 note from the 1875 series or the Original Series of NBN's. I feel the obverse and reverse art of the notes makes them excellent historical items to cherish and preserve and also to have a fantastic invest!
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1918 $1 Federal Reserve Bank Note Fr. 708-746 |
| Item: |
FRBN Kansas City
$1 1918 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1073097-020
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Owner Comments
Matches my Kansas City $2 Battleship. The famous Thomas Flynn PMG 65 EPQ. What a wonderful pair. PMG has graded 103 Kansas City $1 FRBN's. Only 8 have been graded at the same as this note and there are 3 66 EPQ's and 1 67 EPQ. Collecting notes where there are only 4 graded higher means a decent opportunity in 20 years, these rare, high quality notes will continue to accrue tremendous value.
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