Fr. 161. 1880 $50 Legal Tender Note. PMG Very Fine 30. By any objective measure $50 Legal Tender Notes are a rare breed. Printed in rather small quantities in their own time, as evidenced by this individual Friedberg which was printed to the tune of 80,000 notes. However, thanks to a cash hoard that survived through some improbable means, this Friedberg is surprisingly common in grades higher than About Uncirculated. Yet in circulated grades, the calculus for this Friedberg becomes quite difficult as circulated examples seem to be offered every other year in most cases. Featuring a portrait of Benjamin Franklin adapted from the Duplessis Portrait and an armored yet determined depiction of Columbia, this note holds its time in commerce quite well and is sure to please the type-focused collector seeking to represent this rare type and denomination in their own holdings.
