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Auction 338 | Lot 18523 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 30 $1 1880 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. Well margined with attractive colors and deep, original embossing. A handsome three-fold XF with virtually no sign of actual circulation.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18529 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 35 $1 1880 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. A note that, although fairly available in high grade, is still worth fussing over. It's hugely margined, strictly original and loaded with deep embossing as well as full flashy color. An impeccable piece of paper that no collector would ever wish to improve upon.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18534 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 37 $1 1917 Legal Tender Star Note Superb Gem New. A broadly margined, pristine Star note with deep, original embossing, flashy, bright colors and broad, even margins far beyond what we're used to seeing for these normally closely margined 1917 Ones. Not a rare Star, with 116 pieces listed in the Murray reference, but not very many of them could possibly be as nice as this beauty.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18580 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 43 $2 1874 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. Crisp, flashy and strictly original, with ideal paper surfaces, terrific color, broad, even margins and razor-sharp printing. These 1874 and 1875 Deuces are almost always found on a soft paper that imparts the feel of a worked-on note even when original. This one is a happy exception, with the kind of totally original, crinkly surfaces much appreciated by those truly familiar with our early currency.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18653 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 87 $5 1907 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. Previously in a CGA "66" holder, with the slip still accompanying. Examining this note long and hard, we simply don't understand the grade, as 66 seems conservative to us. It is fully original and deeply embossed with ideal color and great centering.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18689 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 110 $10 1880 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. The first note from a truly magnificent cut sheet of Jackass Tens. Each of the four possesses natural paper ripple and deep, original embossing that is so seldom seen on notes that reach the market today. All four are well margined, crackling fresh pieces with superb colors and tremendous eye appeal. Each of the four notes has a blood-red seal and flashy, deep blue serial numbers that contrast perfectly with it. A very special cut sheet that we would hope remains together in spite of its being sold as four separate lots. This kind of freshness is rare on any note, particularly for a scarce Jackass number (under 70 known in all grades combined.)

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Auction 338 | Lot 18711 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 123 $10 1923 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. This is one of the finest examples of its type that we have ever seen. Almost all of the nice examples of Fr. 123's that have survived are from the final pack of 100 produced. This note is far removed from that last pack and it has a rougher, more embossed fresher look and feel to it. It's an absolute original, broadly margined beauty.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18758 » Silver Certificates » Silver Certificates

Fr. 223 $1 1891 Silver Certificate Superb Gem New. A real honey of a note with broad even margins, ideal color, perfect centering of both sides and easily seen deep, original embossing. A lovely second back Martha that no collector would ever seek to improve.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18833 » Silver Certificates » Silver Certificates

Fr. 242 $2 1886 Silver Certificate Superb Gem New. This Hancock Deuce has Superb eye appeal along with all the technical merits needed for this ultimate grade. The margins, colors, original paper surfaces, centering and embossing are all at the top of their game. A very handsome piece of currency that will impress all who view it.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18845 » Silver Certificates » Silver Certificates

Fr. 245 $2 1891 Silver Certificate Superb Gem New. This is the slightly scarcer of the two Windom numbers and it's a real beauty. This is serial number 36, a note whose history can be traced all the way back to an Abe Kosoff price list of the mid-1950's. The note has gorgeous margins, impeccable color and ideal original surfaces with easily-seen embossing. This is one of the early Windoms that has the deep blood red seal that helps make these notes so attractive. A great piece of currency.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18921 » Silver Certificates » Silver Certificates

Fr. 298 $10 1891 Silver Certificate Superb Gem New. Hugely margined all around and with its perfect original embossing plainly evident. This clean, explosively colored pristine note bears the single-digit serial number E8. Of the roughly 50 examples of this number known to exist, the vast majority of the uncirculated pieces come from the first nine notes produced. After these first nine notes, the lowest recorded serial number is well up into the five-figure range. The other single-digit notes are tightly held: two are permanently impounded and the other seven seldom reach the market. Other than the serial number 1 note, the last opportunity to purchase one publicly was when we sold this note in May of 1997. At that time, it more than doubled its $4500 estimate and ran to $9350 on the floor in a protracted bidding battle. Since we sold this note in 1997, the only other piece from this run to reach the market was the serial number 1 note which we sold in January of 2000 for $110,000. When we auctioned this piece in 1997, it had come out of a collection where it had resided since 1971. The collecting community is very lucky to have another opportunity to obtain an utterly Superb single-digit Tombstone with a wait of less than a decade.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18968 » Treasury Notes » Treasury Notes

Fr. 367 $10 1890 Treasury Note Gem New. An absolutely gorgeous example of an 1890 Treasury Ten. The centering of both sides is terrific, the original embossing is pronounced across the entire surface of the note, not just on the seal and serial numbers, and the colors are the equal of the day the note was printed. Treasury Tens are truly scarce in this top grade and this striking example, with its large brown spiked seal, is sure to attract considerable bidder attention.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18969 » Treasury Notes » Treasury Notes

Fr. 368 $10 1890 Treasury Note Gem New. A gorgeous 1890 Series Ten Dollar Treasury Note. It has all its original embossing, excellent margins, ideal color and razor-sharp printing. This Series has always been extremely popular with collectors due in part to their popular vignettes and in part to their elaborate engraving, particularly the backs of this earlier series. This type is extremely scarce in this lofty state of preservation.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18223 » Federal Reserve Notes

Fr. 1955-G* $5 1934 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. Choice About Uncirculated.
A very scarce star note which catalogues for $600 in Uncirculated grade in the Oakes reference. This example is just the lightest of center bends away from that grade.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18480 » Demand Notes » Demand Notes

Fr. 35 $1 1880 Legal Tender Face and Back Proofs. A perfect pair of Federal Proofs, with a straight-zero serial number. Both the face and back are razor-sharp impressions that allow the finest of lines that were placed on these fresh plates by the engraver to show exactly as they were intended. Both face and back are as flawless as they could be. We sold this pair in September, 2001 for $5500, and on a market that has seen significant increase in interest in Federal Proofs, we would expect these to now realize . . . (Total: 2 items)

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Auction 338 | Lot 18481 » Demand Notes » Demand Notes

Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note Very Fine. A solid and good-looking Demand Note, problem-free save for a small repaired tear at the top, and a few closed pinholes in the center. Demand Notes, in this cataloger's opinion, are considerably underpriced. This piece has good signatures, far better than average margins, and quite a nice overall appearance. The repaired tear can easily be missed at a glance, and is not at all distracting.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18482 » Demand Notes » Demand Notes

Fr. 3 $5 1861 Demand Note Fine-Very Fine. This original, unmolested Demand Note is margined all the way around, and it retains much of its original color and strong signatures. We sold it once before, in January of 1997 as part of the Jerry Sternberg collection. At that time, it realized $2365 on an estimate of $2000-up. Although the market has advanced considerably since that time, Demand Notes, which in our opinion have always been undervalued, have lagged behind the market as a whole. This historic and good looking note will now likely realize . . .

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Auction 338 | Lot 18483 » Demand Notes » Demand Notes

Fr. 7 $10 1861 Demand Note Very Fine. Rather closely margined, as is almost always the case for this type, but very attractive, and with extremely strong, dark signatures. The note is totally original, and lacking the edge splits and assorted problems that usually plague this type. All the ink colors are fully bright, and the note shows no heavy folds or excessive soil. Take the time to examine this piece, even if you have been looking for a higher-grade $10 Demand Note. This note is far nicer in appearance than the typical Very Fine. It's one of the more handsome $10 Demand Notes that we've had the pleasure of handling. From our Jan. '97 sale where it realized $4950.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18484 » Demand Notes » Demand Notes

Fr. 11 $20 1861 Demand Note Very Fine. An intriguing piece which is a genuine but unsigned $20 Demand Note with eight small punch cancels at the signature blocks. It's printed on the normal paper from the regular plates, and is definitely not a Proof or Specimen note, but rather a regularly issued note that was neither overprinted with the serial number and red seal nor signed. It was likely produced as some sort of presentation piece. We sold this note once before, several years ago, with an estimate of $25,000-up. It ran considerably past there in active floor bidding, ending at $34,500. This ranks among the top three $20 Demand Notes in grade, as the colors, and paper quality are exceptional. The note is problem-free save for a scattering of tiny pinholes.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18485 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 16 $1 1862 Legal Tender CGA Gem Uncirculated 65. A very nice example of our earliest Ace with better than average centering for the issue. Bold ink color and sharp print quality.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18486 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 16 $1 1862 Legal Tender Very Choice New. This early Ace comes very close to the full Gem grade. The colors of the paper and inks are 100% fully bright, and the note has tremendous visual appeal. Three of the margins are decent, and the bottom margin is huge as is often the case with these "D" position notes. The back centering is virtually perfect.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18487 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 16 $1 1862 Legal Tender CGA Choice Uncirculated 64. The ink colors are unusually bold and the margins, while somewhat irregular, are free of the frame line everywhere except at the extreme top of the left face margin. The vignette of Salmon Chase, who was Lincoln's Secretary of State and later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is razor sharp.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18488 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 16 $1 1862 Legal Tender Choice New. Tight across the top, and with a small, as made ink spot near the portrait. The paper surfaces are original and the colors of the inks and paper are spectacular.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18489 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 16 $1 1862 Legal Tender About New. Original paper surfaces, better than average margins, and ideal color highlight this example of our earliest Ace.

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Auction 338 | Lot 18490 » Legal Tender Notes » Legal Tender Notes

Fr. 16 $1 1862 Legal Tender Very Fine. Beautifully well margined, with strong color, and a nice overall appearance.

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