PA-187. A fresh example with bright premium paper and dark black ink. Signatures are sharp with a bold appearance. Margins are full and well balanced. Eye appeal is excellent and only a single note grades finer at PMG.

Plain Edges. With Monogram. A bright note with a fresh appearance and well centered on both sides.

Fiber paper with surcharges ’18-63 & T-1′. A bright and fresh appearance. Very scarce and desirable.

Green Reverse. Rich color, bright paper, and great borders provide excellent eye appeal.

Green Back. “1” on Front. Well balanced margins surround strong inks and bronzing. The paper is bright and fresh.

Green Seal. Nicely margined with strong color, premium paper, and plenty of security threads.

NJ-154. An attractive note with a fresh and bright appearance. Signatures are bold and eye appeal is strong.

Blue Right End. 38mm Seal. Nearly even margins with vivid color and bright paper.

Unwatermarked. Pink Fibers. Light even wear and solid for the grade. The ‘key’ variety in the type.

Union Bank of Maryland. Counterfeit. Comment: Stains. A contemporary counterfeit of a rare early Baltimore obsolete. Stains in the upper right are not significant and blend in well.

Proof. Bank of Augusta. Listed in Haxby only as a regular issue for the design. A portrait of George Washington can be seen on the left and a seldom used portrait of Patrick Henry can be seen on the right. Typical PC’s can be found along the signature lines. Very attractive.

Hagerstown. Washington County Savings Institution. Counterfeit. Comment: Minor Repair. Light repair near the upper right corner is minor.

Cut Cancelled. Republic of Texas. An attractive example with strong color and solid paper. A typical cut cancel can be easily overlooked.

Baltimore. Howard Park Steam Cotton Factory. Comment: Rust Minor Repairs. R-6. Vignettes include a Bust 25c reverse design. Rust spots sprinkle into even wear. Repairs are of little distraction.

Canal & Banking Co. New Orleans. LA-105-G32. Liberty with Eagle and Shield. No Face Tint.

Warfieldsburg. Carroll County. R. Nelson. Remainder, R-7. R. Nelson was the owner of a general store and the local agent for Stainburn’s Vegetable Extract Anti-Bilious Pills.Well centered with only light folding and premium paper.

Columbia Bank. Washington, DC. Mounted on Cardstock. Hole Punch Cancelled. From one of the many fraudulent banks in business in DC from 1852-56. Vignettes include Hebe offering a drink to an eagle, an eagle perched on a federal shield, and Ceres kneeling in a field. The appearance is bright and fresh. Typical POC’s lie across […]

Bank of St. Johns. A cotton plant is the central vignette. Attractive red and black ink with solid paper.

Citizens’ Bank Of Louisiana. LA-15-G12c. Liberty with Shield and Coins.

Omaha City Bank and Land Co, Remainder. A lovely note with strong orange-red and black inks and bright premium paper. Vignettes include: two men talking outside next to horses at center, a child holding chickens at right, and a young woman at left.

Farmers and Merchants Bank. Ashland. A lovely note with black ink and large red protectors. A central vignette features a cattle drive. Quite eye appealing!

Commercial Exchange Bank. A lovely issue that exhibits attractive vignettes and premium paper. Black ink and an orange seal rest upon the front and full orange color captures the back.

Eastern Bank of Alabama. Eufaula. Remainder. Vignettes include a riverboat scene with cotton unloading, a young woman with a dove, and a slave with a basket of cotton. The paper is fresh and bright. Strong black and red inks provide wonderful eye appeal.

Charlottesville. Monticello Bank. An attractive red and black ink note that exhibits pleasing vignettes and even wear. An unnoted pin hole blends in well.

Remainder. Bank of Washington, North Carolina.A bright crispy note with strong red and black ink. Vignettes include a central portrait of George Washington.

A pleasing example of this Third Series “Family of Indians” note.

Solid for the grade with plenty of remaining brightness and eye appeal.

Vignettes include Ceres, goddess of agriculture, on bales of cotton in the center. Well inked for the issue and pleasing paper.

Nearly new with strong eye appeal.

Vignette of Moneta and Chest. Well inked and nearly new. Boardwalk margins wrap around the entire design.

Bullion Bank. Washington, DC. Lovely red and black inks provide excellent eye appeal. Much tougher than the lower denominations.

An attractive ‘slaves hoeing cotton’ note.

No Series. Watermark: Block CSA. Portrait of Lucy Pickens, Green reverse.A pleasing note with strong color and bright original paper.

Portrait of Judah P. Benjamin. Pink Paper. Bright paper with a fresh appearance.

Portrait of Salmon P. Chase. A popular early Legal Tender note issued during the Civil War. Margins are full with strong color and solid paper.

Portrait of Samuel P. Chase. The original greenback design. A lovely example with strong ink and bright paper.Wonderful eye appeal.

Bullion Bank of Washington, DC. Remainder. Beautiful red and black ink on the front and green ink on the back remains strong. Wear is even.

A beautiful virtually new note that exhibits more than ample borders, vivid color, and white paper. Eye appeal is excellent!

Bright and fresh with premium paper.

PF-12. Periods Before Both Plate Letters. Vivid inks and bright premium paper. A tight right margin with full design and 3 super wide margins.

Portrait of Judah P. Benjamin, CSA Secretary of State at right. Full margins and crisp with premium paper.

Portrait of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. Pleasing pink and black color blends with brightpaper. The design is full, but the border is a little tight on the right.

A beautiful ‘Gem’ Rainbow Ace that displays excellent blue, green, red, and black inks. The paper is both bright and original. Margins are more than ample and most of the plate number, ’11’ can be seen in the top margin on the front. Super eye appeal and highly desirable.

A beautiful ‘Rainbow’ ace that exhibits strong color, pleasing paper, and full margins. Plenty of eye appeal.

Portrait of Daniel Webster, former US Congressman, Senator, and Secretary of State. A simply stunning ‘Rainbow’ Jackass that earned its name from its beautiful blend of vibrant green, black, and red inks. In addition, notes were printed on specially prepared paper that contained a strip of blue that was to aide in counterfeit detection. This […]

A beautiful ‘Rainbow Woodchopper’ that offers rich multi-color hues that flow across bright premium paper. Margins are full and well balanced. Great eye appeal!

State Of South Carolina. Revenue Bond Scrip. Cr-SC-7. Continental Solidier-State Shield. Schoolgirl.

Sadler’s Business College. Baltimore. An attractive note with vignettes of Commerce on the left and the Virginia coat of arms on the right. Green and black inks blend well onto paper with light even wear.

Series D. A wonderful early ace with solid color, well balanced margins that show a partial plate number at the center bottom, and plenty of remaining brightness. An ‘EPQ’ designation has been given for this note even though notes at this level seldom receive such a designation. Only 24 notes are known in all grades […]

An attractive early Washington ace that exhibits pleasing color and bright premium paper.

A wonderful early ‘Washington’ ace that combines more than ample margins with great color and bright premium paper. Most of the plate number 60 appears at the center bottom.

First National Bank of Dowagiac. F-402. Charter # 1625. Series 1875. A rare note with only 1 original and 3 1875 ‘Fives’ known according to Track & Price. These were the only notes issued before liquidating in 1883. This example displays strong color and solid paper. Quite pleasing for the grade.

Salem National Banking Company. F-402. Charter #1326. 1875 Series. An attractive note just shy of the next grade level. It exhibits great color, sharp signatures, and minimal wear. Four margins capture the back while the front is just a little shy. A rare 1875 series issue with only 1 other 1875 known, also a ‘Five’, […]

A well centered early ‘Jefferson’ issue that exhibits strong color, pleasing paper and falls just shy of a new designation.

An attractive example of this unusual interest bearing obligation currency which found popularity with the general public until the interest stopped in 1907. They were issued in an attempt to give the average citizen opportunities to own government securities in low denominations. There are less than 200 known and high-grade examples are always in demand.

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

A pleasing large brown seal note that offers strong color and a bright appearance.

An attractive brown seal that exhibits ample margins with a partial appearance of plate #104 at the bottom on the front. The strong inks blend nicely with the premium paper.

Well centered with strong color and pleasing paper.

A well centered and attractive large brown seal note that exhibits strong color and a bright appearance.

An attractive ace that exhibits strong inks and premium paper.

A crisp beauty with vivid color, premium bright paper, and boardwalk margins. A tougher early Washington ‘ace’, only 299 are known in all grades according to Track and Price.

An attractive and well centered ‘Jackass’ note that exhibits strong color and a bright appearance. Only 89 are known in all grades according to Track & Price.

A beautiful ‘Jackass’ note that exhibits rich inks and bright premium paper.A large red seal just adds to the wonderful eye appeal. Track and Prices lists 187 known in all grades.

Pleasing borders enclose vivid inks and a large red Treasury Seal. The paper is fresh and original and eye appeal is great!

A beautiful large red seal example with bright premium paper and vibrant inks. Eye appeal is great.

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.

Bright and fresh with strong color and premium paper. A scarcer variety with only 171 known in all grades according to Track & Price.

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’.

Well centered and solid for the grade.

Portrait of Stephen Decatur. A scarce type that that exhibits nice framing, strong color, and plenty of remaining brightness. A large brown seal with 2 X’s below capture the centerfront. The wording ‘Silver Certificate’ almost takes up the entire back. Only 162 notes are known in all grades according to Track & Price and examples […]

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 […]

A portrait of Ben Franklin and a vignette of Liberty dressed as Columbia rest upon premium paper that still retains its originality and much of its brightness. The color is still pleasing and margins are very well centered. An exceptionally nice high end VF that PMG has given a well deserved EPQ. Only 1 other […]

Portrait of Edward Everett, Secretary of State under President Fillmore. Just plain rare, this is the last black back ‘Fifty’ with the word “Silver” in large capital letters before the green reverse found on 1891 series notes. It is also the last note issued before the front was modified and the only small red seal […]

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.

The Southwestern National Bank of Los Angeles. F-490. Charter #5993. Brown Back.Issued from a short-lived bank that just lasted four years and only printed Brown Backs. This is one of only 6 known large according to Track & Price. This example is well margined with good color and honest wear. Quite scarce.

Woonsocket National Bank. F-480. Charter #1058. Brown Back. A scarce note with only 10 known in all grades according to Track & Price. Well centered with solid paper and a nice appearance for the grade.

Producers National Bank of Woonsocket. F-482. Charter #1421. Brown Back. A lovely well margined ‘brown back’ that exhibits a solid look for the grade.

Portrait of Thomas Hart Benton. A well centered note that exhibits strong orange and black inks along with a colorful red seal and blue serial numbers. The paper displays even wear.

First National Bank of Reading. F-498. Charter #4488. Brown Back. A scarce well centered Middlesex County issue that exhibits good color and solid paper.

First National Bank of Woodstown. F-496. Charter #399. A quite well centered note with plenty of strong color and brightness remaining.

Brooks National Bank of Torrington. F-477. Charter #5231. Brown Back. Serial #1. A wonderful serial #1 on a scarce large-only bank. Just 12 singles and 2 sheets from the 1882 series are known according to Track and Price. This example exhibits great margins, strong ink, sharp signatures, and lovely original paper.

Merchants National Bank of Lawrence. F-470. Charter #3977. Brown Back. A scarce Essex County issue with only 6 large known according to Track & Price. Well centered with strong color and even wear.

Peoples National Bank of Marlborough. F-477. Charter #2404. Brown Back. A well margined and evenly circulated note that displays good color and nice signatures.

First National Bank of Lowell. F-466. Charter #331. Brown Back. A scarce bank that issued only First Charters and Brown Backs before liquidating in 1902. Only 12 large are known. This example offers great color, paper with plenty of brightness, and sharp pen signatures.

First National Bank of St. Louis. F-467. Charter #3239. Brown Back. A rare issue from a little known St. Louis bank. Only 2 large are known on the bank. The other note, also a $5 brown back, displays the serial #1 which takes it into another category. It sold at auction back in 2007 for […]

National Bank of Schuylerville. F-467. Charter #1298. Brown Back. A scarce bank with only 6 large and 6 small known according to Track & Price. An attractive problem-free note that exhibits strong color and only light circulation.

First National Bank of Binghamton. F-469. Charter #202. Brown Back. A very attractive and scarce note that features boardwalk margins, strong color, and original paper with plenty of remaining brightness.

National Bank of Slatington. F-474. Charter #2293. Brown Back. A bright note with pleasing paper and distinct signatures. Strong eye appeal.

National Warren Bank of Warren. F-468. Charter #1419. Brown Back. A well margined ‘brown back’ with nice color and solid paper.

A striking portrait of Abraham Lincoln rests upon premium paper that still retains its originality and quite a bit of its brightness. Wear is light, gentle, and well in line for the grade. The black color is still rich, the red seal is still strong, the blue serial numbers still offer pizzazz, and the orange […]

A tougher General Winfield Scott Hancock that exhibits great margins, vivid color, and wonderful premium paper. Seldom seen at this grade level.

Portrait of General Winfield Scott Hancock. A beautiful well centered issue strong color and bright premium paper. According to Track and Price, only 211 are known in all grades. PMG lists only 6 graded finer.

Portrait of General Winfield Scott Hancock. A popular large size type that is only getting tougher to locate. Well centered with strong color and pleasing paper.

The last variety in the type goes out on a high note. Borders are pleasing, color is vivid, premium paper retains full brightness and this is the only large brown seal in the series. Track and Price lists just 279 known in all grades and only 11 graded finer at PMG.

Portrait of Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury, 1885-1887. The allegorical figures represent Agriculture and Industry. Well centered with even wear and a solid look for the grade. Super scarce with only 29 pieces in the Track and Price census.

Portrait of Philip H. Sheridan. A well centered note that still has a bright appearance and strong color. The large brown seal and earlier ornate back stand out. A very desirable example.

Portrait of General Philip Sheridan. A beautiful large brown seal example with strong inks, bright paper, and well balanced margins. Super eye appeal and quality!

Portrait of General Philip Sheridan. A beautiful well centered note that exhibits strong color, bright paper, a fresh appearance, and would fit in well into a collection of higher graded pieces. Along with a large brown seal and an intricate design reverse, eye appeal is excellent and desirability is very high.