A wonderful ‘Jackass’ note named for the eagles transformation when turned upside down. The inks have retained color and the premium paper is fresh and bright.

Strong inks blend well with premium paper. Wear is light and even.

A nearly new brown seal deuce with strong color and bright premium paper.

A lovely note with bold inks, bright paper, and a large brown seal.  Only a tight margin on the right side prevents a higher grade.

A well centered note that exhibits great color and bright paper.

Well balanced margins frame a strongly inked design. The paper is bright and eye appeal is strong. A scarce note with 178 known in all grades according to Track & Price. Only 3 graded finer at PMG.

Well balanced and broad borders surround rich black, red, blue, and green inks. The paper is as fresh as when it left the printing press. A high quality example, PMG lists only 2 graded finer, both ’67’.

Star Note. Mule. John Burke Back Plate #48. More than ample margins frame strong color blending with lightly worn solid paper. Track & Price lists only 32 stars known. Very scarce and desirable.

Portrait of Stephen Decatur. A much scarcer number than the typically found F-311 of this type. While the other 3 varieties are all large brown seals, this variety is the only small red seal. Track & Price lists just 35 pieces known in all grades. Public or private offerings are far from common. This well […]