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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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1878 $1 Legal Tender Fr. 27 |
| Item: |
Legal Tender
$1 1878 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 35 |
| Cert #: |
1957046-002
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Owner Comments
I absolutely adore this note. The colors are rich and vibrant. The blue security threads mixed in makes it almost appear like a rainbow note. This note is a classic example of buy the eye appeal, forget the grade.
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1917 $1 Legal Tender Fr. 36-39 |
| 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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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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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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1899 $2 Silver Certificate Fr. 249-258 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$2 1899 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG XF 45 |
| Cert #: |
8040455-007
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Owner Comments
Given the name "mini-porthole" this beautiful note has ultra-white fields and excellent colors. One of my favorites.
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1906 $20 Gold Certificate Fr. 1181-1186 |
| Item: |
Gold Certificate
$20 1906 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG AU 53 |
| Cert #: |
8048309-002
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Owner Comments
This note was bought ungraded at a Lyn Knight auction in late 2017. I am always hesitant to buy ungraded because the probabaility of getting a NET note is high. The auction house described as "Almost Uncirculated" When I received the note, it had a few more crinkles and a very tiny area that might be construed as a problem area thus the possibility of NET. However, it came back PMG 53. Lyn Knight's assessment was dead on. And the $881.25 auction price was not too high nor was it a screaming bargain, so all in all, a good upgrade choice for the Fr. 1185. 28 notes out of 214 total graded are higher thus this note so this note is in the top 15% of 1185's graded. As always, i carefully scrutinize the reverse of $20 GC's for outstanding color. This 1185 meets my standards. Beautiful flaming orange reverse.
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1922 $20 Gold Certificate Fr. 1187 |
| Item: |
Gold Certificate
$20 1922 Large Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8035203-012
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Owner Comments
Note PCGS PMG Tot
Fr-1197 1882 - $50 65 90 155
Fr-1198 1913 - $50 18 21 39
Fr-1215 1922- $100 338 453 791
Fr-1173 - 1922 $10 2,291 2,358 4,649
Fr-1187 - 1922 $20 1,739 2,168 3,907
Fr-1180 - 1905 $20 121 134 255
Shows the rarity of the Fr-1184 and the non rarity of the 1187's !!!
Picked up for $2600, about s good as one can do for a GEM Large $20 Gold Certificate
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1918 Series FRBN $1 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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Third Issue 10c Fractional Note Fr. 1251-1256 |
| Item: |
Fractional Currency
10 Cents Third Issue Fractional Currency |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1624146-022
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Owner Comments
My first foray into fractional currency. I though a Choice Uncirculated of our first President would be suitable. A hand signed beauty with vibrant colors on the reverse. Lyn Knight's description: "Colby/Spinner with red back and hand signed. This seems Gemmy to me. This note is part of a beautiful old-time Fractional collection that was put together 40-60 years ago. I believe the notes are extremely under-rated by PMG. Look for yourself."
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1928 US $1 Small Size Legal Tender Note Fr. 1500 |
| Item: |
Legal Tender Note
$1 1928 Small Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1620887-001
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Owner Comments
Red seal GEM notes are so wonderful, they should always retain value. Seems like every collection has an Fr-1500.
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1928 Issue $1 Small Size Silver Certificate Fr. 1600-1605 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1928 Small Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1620887-002
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Owner Comments
This is a lovely F-A block from the Fr-1600 series. Excellent grade.
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1934 $1 Small Size Silver Certificate Fr. 1606 |
| Item: |
Silver Certificate
$1 1934 Small Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1021129-076
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Owner Comments
Washington Portrait Set!
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1935 $1 Small Size Silver Certificate Fr. 1607-1616 |
| Item: |
Experimental (S) Silver Certificate
$1 1935A Small Size |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8012362-002
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Owner Comments
This is one gorgeous silver certificate with the famous or infamous red "s" indicating it is an Experimental S series. Only the slight off-center prevented this note from being GEM 65. What a beauty.
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