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Auction 329 | Lot 465 » Fractional Currency » Fourth Issue

Fr. 1307 25c Fourth Issue Very Choice New. Quite near the full Gem grade.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $126.50

Auction 329 | Lot 382 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1310 50c First Issue Very Choice New. Deeply perforated all around, with all four margins spaced farther away from the design than typical for the issue. The piece has the look of a Superb Gem when viewed from the face, but the back has a very minor skinned spot, not touching the design.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $207.00

Auction 329 | Lot 383 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1310 50c First Issue Very Choice New. Fully perforated all around, with bright paper, bold ink colors and sharp printing. A Gem in every respect but for the centering, which is a bit tight across the top of the face. Lovely and quite scarce this nice.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $460.00

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Auction 329 | Lot 384 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1310 50c First Issue Very Choice New. A strikingly attractive note, fully perforated on all four sides. All the perforations are deep, with the exception of three or four at the right bottom of the face.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $517.50

Auction 329 | Lot 402 » Fractional Currency » Second Issue

Fifty Cent Second Issue Experimental Pair Superb Gem New. A beautifully matched pair in unimprovable condition. Both the face and back are beautifully margined, strictly original, well embossed perfect pieces. Fifty Cent Experimentals are far rarer than the other denominations, and are virtually never seen in top grade. This pair is the equal of any that we have ever handled for both eye appeal and technical quality.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $2,220.00

Auction 329 | Lot 109 » Colonial Notes

Georgia September 10, 1777 $2 Very Fine-Extremely Fine. A few splits on the back have been repaired with old paper tape, and the upper left corner tip has been skillfully redrawn, but the note is unrestored in all of its major areas. The orange Sailing Ship vignette is bold and clear, as are all five signatures and every bit of the text. Exceptional condition, in spite of its problems.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $1,035.00

Auction 329 | Lot 141 » Colonial Notes

Massachusetts December 10, 1781 $16 Choice Extremely Fine. We are pleased to offer here three examples of a previously unknown note. The entire issue is unpriced in Newman and noted as "Extremely Rare" in Friedberg. Until this small group appeared, no examples were known of this $16 denomination, and the other denominations ($4, $6 and $8) were represented by one to three of each. These three notes turned up with a large group of canceled Massachusetts Guaranteed notes and a small group of high-grade Massachusetts fiscal paper, much of which is also in this sale. We know of two other pieces, also $16, that turned up with this group. All three of the pieces that we offer are essentially identical, varying only in centering. Had but a single piece turned up, it could well have realized $15,000 or more. With this small group all appearing at once, an accurate estimate is impossible. We're confident that these pieces will surely realize . . .

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $6,612.50

Auction 329 | Lot 412 » Fractional Currency » Third Issue

F. 1226 3¢ Third Issue Gem New. A pretty little note with broad margins all around on both sides, ideal color, good paper surfaces, and sharp print quality. A partial back plate number appears in the lower left corner.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $195.50

Auction 329 | Lot 413 » Fractional Currency » Third Issue

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Inverted Back Gem New. The finest of the five known Inverts for this number. Three Cent Inverts are both excessively rare and extremely popular. There are five Light Curtain Inverts and, we believe, only two Dark Curtain, making a total of only seven known Three Cent Fractional Inverts, a number that is much smaller than the number of collectors who would like to own one. Generally, 3c Inverts only find their way to market when "name" collections of Fractional are sold. We're very happy to have this piece to offer, and expect competition from a number of collectors.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $2,357.50

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Auction 329 | Lot 414 » Fractional Currency » Third Issue

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Very Choice New. Held from Gem only by a small spot at the lower left.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $60.00

Auction 329 | Lot 415 » Fractional Currency » Third Issue

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Uncut Sheet of 25 Extremely Fine. Few 3c sheets remain, as so many have been cut to satisfy the demand for individual notes. This sheet has a few light folds and a little soil on a half-dozen notes as well as a nick in one edge that affects only a single note. The sheet has excellent eye appeal.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $1,656.00

Auction 329 | Lot 416 » Fractional Currency » Third Issue

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Very Fine. A small but clearly visible gutter fold bisects this note from the bottom edge to the right side of the portrait. A minor error, but unusual on a Fractional note.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $80.50

Auction 329 | Lot 417 » Fractional Currency » Third Issue

Fr. 1227SP 3c Third Issue Wide Margin Pair Gem New. A gorgeous Three Cent Pair, with lovely margins, super color and great eye appeal. (Total: 2 items)

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $776.25

Auction 329 | Lot 359 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1229 5c First Issue Choice New. This no-monogram Five Cent note has full perforations all the way around. The top perforations touch the frame line, and the note has a scattering of extremely light stains at the very edges. It's an overall highly desirable example of a really scarce note.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $316.25

Auction 329 | Lot 360 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1229 5c First Issue Choice New. Beautifully perforated on three sides, but the right edge of this scarce no-monogram variety is cut straight.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $120.75

Auction 329 | Lot 361 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1229 5c First Issue Choice About New. Beautifully perforated and perfectly centered on both sides. A very scarce number.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $184.00

Auction 329 | Lot 362 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1229 5¢ First Issue Choice About New. Dated in the same hand twice, in pencil across the top and again in pen across the bottom, Thursday, August 28, 1862, and initialed H.F.R. The date is about a week and a half earlier than the official issue date of these notes, and should be of interest to serious fractional researchers. The note itself is a broadly margined, perfectly perforated Gem but for a light centerfold.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $230.00

Auction 329 | Lot 363 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1230 5¢ First Issue Superb Gem New. A simply flawless note with original paper surfaces and boardwalk margins. Just about as nice as these ever come.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $172.50

Auction 329 | Lot 364 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1230 5¢ First Issue Superb Gem New. A broadly margined, strictly original example with ideal centering of both sides and tons of eye appeal. Common, but seldom seen this nice.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $195.50

Auction 329 | Lot 365 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1230 5¢ First Issue Complete Sheet of 20 Superb Gem New. A flawless sheet with broad, even margins, ideal colors, strictly original paper surfaces, and not a hint of a flaw. As bright as the day it was made, and with a most interesting anomaly of the upper left corner note having a gutter fold which runs three-quarters of the way down through the note and right out through the top of the note to the edge of the sheet. The gutter fold will not show in the photo as it lays closed, but becomes quite apparent if gently tugged.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $4,370.00

Auction 329 | Lot 366 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1230 5c First Issue Superb Gem New. Beautiful paper originality, huge even margins, and ideal centering of both sides all combine on this essentially perfect piece, a note that no one would ever need to improve.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $97.75

Auction 329 | Lot 367 » Fractional Currency » First Issue

Fr. 1230 5c First Issue Vertical Strip of Four Choice New. Three of the four notes are broad-margined, perfect Gems, and the bottom note would be but for a corner fold. This is one of the nicer Fractional multiples that we've seen in a while. Each note has ideal color and perfect centering on both sides.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $258.75

Auction 329 | Lot 388 » Fractional Currency » Second Issue

Fr. 1232 5c Second Issue Uncut Sheet of Twenty Choice Extremely Fine. This sheet was printed from Face Plate 243 and Back Pate 190, both of which were plates that had been prepared for more-than-20-subject sheets, but were cut down and never used in their larger (original) form. These sheets can be identified by the placement of the plate number, which is in the bottom margin on these sheets, instead of one row higher as it appears on the normal 20-subject plates. This particular sheet is cut closely at the top and wide at the bottom, allowing the top portions of four of the additional notes to show. This is only the third example we've seen of one of these cut-down items. The notes themselves are gorgeous, with bright bronze and no soil. The XF grade is due solely to a few light folds.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $1,150.00

Auction 329 | Lot 389 » Fractional Currency » Second Issue

Fr. 1232SP 5c Second Issue Wide Margin Pair Very Choice New. A very nicely matched pair for both size and color. The face is a perfect Gem. The back has a single light handling mark, likely as-made, as both halves have deep, original embossing.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $529.00

Auction 329 | Lot 390 » Fractional Currency » Second Issue

Fr. 1235 5c Second Issue Choice New. This is the only 5c note printed on Fiber Paper. It's a scarce note in all grades, and it becomes quite rare in New and above. This example is perfect but for its centering. The top and right margins are a hair close, although free from the frame line at all points.

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Sep 27, 2003

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Sold For: $241.50