A better Friedberg Number where the total number of survivors accounts for a mere fraction of the numbers recorded for its Fr. 263 counterparts. A total of just 80 examples are recorded by both the likes of Track & Price and the Gengerke Census as opposed to the 400 pieces enumerated for its aforementioned counterpart. Featuring a portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant who had only just died in 1885 after hastily completing his memoirs with the assistance of Mark Twain. Grants appearance on the $5 Silver Certificate stands as the first in a long line of depictions that continue through the present on the $50 Federal Reserve Note. Yet Grants portrait is not what makes this design hugely popular in the eyes of collectors. To understand why this design is popular one must look at the back design. Featuring a row of five contemporary Morgan-type silver dollars with the centermost coin showcasing the obverse design with a date of 1886 one will immediately understand why this design is a perennial favorite of collectors. Whether you collect exceptional type notes or collect high end Morgan-type silver dollars; the appeal of this note is a hard one to understate and one that should see to a remarkable realization reflective of its exceptional status. Little else can be said other than that bidders should bid accordingly when this note crosses the auction block. PMG Pop 1/None Finer.
