Comment: Margin Tear. Issued between 1864 and 1869, this note features the bust of Francis E. Spinner. Nice bronzing and good color, a small margin tear left end center.

A well embossed and wonderfully original example of this much scarcer green back Spinner which has both “1” and “a” position indicators.

Colby/Spinner. Green Back. Portrait of General Francis E. Spinner, the 10th Treasurer of the United States, serving from March 1861 to July 1875. Very strong bronzing and fully margined.

Red Back. Surcharge “A-2-6-5”. Liberty seated with shield, sword and scale. Three solid margins with bright bronzing and clear surcharges.

Green Reverse. Compact Surcharge “A-2-6-5”. With Design Figure “1”. Justice seated leaning against shield holding sword and scale. Exceptional paper color and solid bronzing on the obverse.

Green Back. Surcharge “A-2-6-5”. Justice seated with shield, sword, and scale. A scarce issue in this grade, with only 5 graded 63 EPQ and 7 finer by PMG. Vibrant bronzing on both the obverse and reverse with bold surcharges.

CC-81. A pleasing note with full borders, good color, bright paper, and a solid signature.

Red and Black Ink. This scarcer of two varieties includes red ink which is also much tougher at this grade level. Bright fresh premium paper, excellent color, and bold signatures combine for fantastic eye appeal!           1

PA-155. Nicely margined with strong black ink and bold signatures and serial number.