Fr. 1194. 1882 $50 Gold Certificate. PMG Choice About Uncirculated 58 EPQ*.With Track & Price listing 54 survivors known for this short-lived Friedberg Number, one must first consider that their options are very limited when looking to add a specimen to their own collection. Most are decidedly towards the middle of the grading spectrum while a number of outliers linger that are typically offered years apart at best. This specimen is by far the greatest of those outliers and offers an opportunity that hasnt been offered in over 17 years. Tracing a pedigree back to the late 1990s when it first publicly sold as part of a collection first composed by Dr. Lawrence Cookson for $11,000. It most recently realized a staggering $71,875 in 2008 where it was recognized as the Finest Known in the PMG Population Report, a distinction this note firmly retains even in 2025, but with the added benefit of PMGs seldom awarded Star Designation which is only ever awarded to the exceptional among the exemplar of the ideal. Bold qualities offer testament to this distinction brought to form by vivid inks and lively colors that truly embody what it means to be original. From the dark hues associated with the engraved elements of the design including the portrait of Silas Wright who stands among the many obscure personalities of the Antebellum Period to the distinctive color of the verso which offers an uncommon glimpse into the aesthetic distinctiveness of Gold Certificates as a class, one will find themselves rightly taken aback. This combined with the complexity of a design packed to the brim with floral embellishments and additional elements along the margins serves to showcase the aesthetic conventions of the Series of 1882 which was largely retired in favor of various new designs starting with the Series of 1905 $20 Gold Certificate which stands among a perennial favorite of collectors in the present. No doubt bidding will be spirited when this item finally makes its way to auction in what is bound to be an opportunity for the collector who places quality above everything else and one unlikely to be repeated again in the coming years. PMG Pop 1/None Finer.From the Shores Collection Part II.
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