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Auction 424 | Lot 14205 » Demand Notes » Demand Notes

Fr. 3 $5 1861 Demand Note Very Fine. This $5 is flawless for the grade with bold signatures and dark inks. Nice, original Demand Notes are scarce particularly bright problem-free examples such as this Boston district piece. It is a perfectly natural note that has the appearance of a much higher grade.
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Auction 424 | Lot 14207 » Demand Notes » Demand Notes

Fr. 8 $10 1861 Demand Note Fine. We originally sold this note in September 1996 and it still remains the lowest serial number for this Friedberg number. The margins are quite close, glancing the design in just a few places, but the note is otherwise flawless for the grade with no faults or repairs.
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Auction 424 | Lot 14228 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 19 $1 1874 Legal Tender PCGS Very Choice New 64. If the overprint on this note were any deeper red, it would be too dark and would lose the detail of its ornate design. Add significant margins all the way around and this note faces up Gem or better.
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Grade Very Choice New 64

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Auction 424 | Lot 14231 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 20 $1 1875 Legal Tender PCGS Choice New 63. A solid Choice example of this early Ace. The paper color is a bit muted, but the margins are quite nice and the overprint is reasonably strong.
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Grade Choice New 63

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Auction 424 | Lot 14235 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 21 $1 1875 Legal Tender PCGS New 60. A little light stain around the edges, visible almost entirely from the back, held the grade down on this important rarity. This is a rare note in any grade, with only about two dozen examples known to exist. CAA has sold roughly half of the known examples in our previous 40+ sales, and only 4 of them were higher grade than this note. Opportunities to purchase notes of this number come along at the rate of about one per year, and should not be passed over lightly if you want to own one. This note, in spite of its minor problem, faces up like a Superb piece due to its stunningly bright red overprint and broad face margins. The overprint on this series is almost universally light pink. Our consignor has owned this note since its last market appearance as Lot 1076 of the 1984 Memphis auction.

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Grade New 60

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Auction 424 | Lot 14248 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 27 $1 1878 Legal Tender Choice New. This previously unreported note falls neatly within a CU run that is listed in the census. The face of the note is barely off-center costing it a Gem designation, but this Ace still provides plenty of bang for the buck.
From The Bill and Kathy Stella Currency Collection

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Auction 424 | Lot 14261 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 31 $1 1880 Legal Tender Very Fine. This is a scarce $1 Friedberg number type with the Large Red Treasury Seal. Broad margins reveal plate number 129 at top center.
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Auction 424 | Lot 14271 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 35 $1 1880 Legal Tender Choice New. The observed counting crinkle attests to the originality of this gorgeous Ace. This previously unreported note is within a CU run of notes in the census.
From The Bill and Kathy Stella Currency Collection

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Auction 424 | Lot 14323 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 43 $2 1874 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. Under 90 examples are known of this one Friedberg number 1874 series. This one has light folds, while the colors and eye appeal of the note are excellent.
From The Bill and Kathy Stella Currency Collection

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Grade Extremely Fine

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Auction 424 | Lot 14327 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 44 $2 1875 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. The overall eye appeal is characteristic of a full Uncirculated note. The colors are still bright and the margins decent, save for the bottom. There are however three light folds that account for the grade.
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Auction 424 | Lot 14332 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 48 $2 1878 Legal Tender Choice About New. This beautifully original Deuce is a corner fold away from a New grade. The paper waves are original and the overprint is deep red, deeper than is usually seen.
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Auction 424 | Lot 14359 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 59 $2 1917 Legal Tender CGA About Uncirculated 50. This is a bright example of an issue that is multiple times scarcer than its Fr. 60 cousin.

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Grade About Uncirculated 50

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Auction 424 | Lot 14381 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 63b $5 1863 Legal Tender Extremely Fine-About New. We love this note as an About New, though there are three folds that preclude the grade. The colors remain sharp, and even the seal is fire engine red. All around, the margins are adequate, if not big for the issue.
From The Bill and Kathy Stella Currency Collection

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Grade Extremely Fine-About New

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Auction 424 | Lot 14386 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 64 $5 1869 Legal Tender PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Watermarked Paper. We last handled this note as part of our 2005 Central States Signature Sale where we had this to say about the note, "An absolute beauty of a Rainbow Five, with deep original embossing, super color, perfect paper surfaces and not a hint of a problem. If the perfectly adequate bottom margin were the size of the top margin, this note would be absolutely Superb."

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Grade Gem Uncirculated 65

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Auction 424 | Lot 14393 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 65 $5 1875 Legal Tender Choice About New. A couple of broad corner bends account for the grade, though it's clear this note never circulated. The overprint is still as strong as is usually seen on the issue.
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Auction 424 | Lot 14395 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 66 $5 1875 Legal Tender Choice About New. A hint of handling is noted at both ends of this solid Woodchopper. Though not a hinderance to the eye appeal, there is a small pinhole worthy of mention. Currently twenty-one examples of this issue are known in currency circles, this piece may well be the second finest. The only CU in the census also happens to be four serial numbers away from this issue.
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Fr. 67 $5 1875 Legal Tender PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ. Fr. 67 is the most available of the 1875 "letter series&quo...

Auction 424 | Lot 14396 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 67 $5 1875 Legal Tender PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ. Fr. 67 is the most available of the 1875 "letter series" notes of any of the denominations. Almost 100 examples are known, making this a far less expensive way to represent the type. This particular one is well margined, with good original paper surfaces that still show their embossing. The series "B" overprint is unusually bold and bright.

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Grade Very Choice New 64PPQ

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Auction 424 | Lot 14415 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 74 $5 1880 Legal Tender PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. We had the pleasure of offering this in our January 1998 auction. At that time we graded it Gem and it is nice to see that our standards for quality have been confirmed by the third party grade here. The note has bright paper for the issue and a slightly better than average overprint.
From The Bill and Kathy Stella Currency Collection

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Grade Gem Uncirculated 66

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Auction 424 | Lot 14420 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 82 $5 1880 Legal Tender CGA About Uncirculated 58. Plenty of embossing can be seen through the holder on this once folded note. A much tougher note than is realized as appearances at auction are few.

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Grade About Uncirculated 58

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Auction 424 | Lot 14442 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 95 $10 1863 Legal Tender PCGS Apparent Very Fine 25. Minor restorations at the upper right corner have gotten this attractive early Ten into a PCGS red holder. The restoration is truly minor and the note should have the market value of a problem-free VF.
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Auction 424 | Lot 14446 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 95b $10 1863 Legal Tender PCGS Choice New 63PPQ. Margin splits and sallow color usually plague this early type. This flashy, bright note is a happy exception with vibrant red, green, and black ink on bright, clearly original paper surfaces. This one sure looks to us as though it could have earned an additional point or two. One very pretty piece of currency.

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Grade Choice New 63PPQ

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Auction 424 | Lot 14447 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 95b $10 1863 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. The paper on this issue is pleasing, though a couple of closed splits are noted in the top margin. The colors are bold, especially the seal and serial numbers, adding to the eye appeal.
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Auction 424 | Lot 14452 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 98 $10 1875 Legal Tender PCGS Very Fine 35. This solid high-end VF is well in the top half of the census for the less than 30 known examples of this Friedberg number. The margins, though somewhat irregular, range from generous to huge at all points, and the note has the visual impact of a piece 20 points higher than its assigned grade. The astoundingly high prices of recent months for relatively common high-grade personality notes have opened up a price gap that is even larger than the normally dumb ratio that exposes itself when truly rare numbers reach the market. (A quick translation of that bitter sentence means you probably should buy this.)

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Auction 424 | Lot 14455 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 100 $10 1880 Legal Tender PCGS Choice About New 58. Although only 44 notes are listed in the census, the majority of them are high grade pieces. This note is a beauty with bright bold colors, excellent margins, and the eye appeal of a true Gem.
From The Bill and Kathy Stella Currency Collection

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Grade Choice About New 58

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Auction 424 | Lot 14463 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 112 $10 1880 Legal Tender PCGS Choice About New 58. Purchased decades ago by our consignor for under $200. It's a gorgeous note and a much tougher number. Fr. 112 is represented in the census by only thirty-some examples as compared to Fr. 111 with over 150 and Fr. 113 with well over 200. A sleeper number which will likely not remain a bargain for much longer as census information becomes more widely disseminated.

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Grade Choice About New 58

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