Friedberg 375 (W-2193). 1891 $20 Treasury Note. PCGS Currency Gem New 66.Boldly printed inks and bright paper are seen on this high end Gem Tillman-Morgan 1891 $20 Treasury Note. This ornately designed type is perfectly centered with generous margins featured on both the face and back. The note possesses all the eye appeal of a Superb Gem note. While every other denomination in the Treasury Note series featured an instrumental Union military or political figure from the Civil War era, the $20 displays the portrait of Chief Justice John Marshall. Marshall served briefly as U.S. secretary of state to President John Adams before becoming the 4th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a position he held for 34 years until his death in 1835. This example had been housed in a PMG 67 EPQ holder when it was last sold in a September 2006 auction.<em>From Heritage Auctions sale of September 2006, lot 18218.</em>
