T-16. Confederate Currency. 1861 $50. PCGS Currency Choice About New 58 PPQ.No. 37895, Plate Aw. This Keatinge & Ball printed 1861 $50 is tied for the finest graded among both PCGS Currency and PMG. The red fiber paper is well cut and amply margined while the inks are sharply printed giving vivid detail to this early type. PCGS Currency has graded five examples of the type at this grade level with none finer. PMG has graded just a single 58 EPQ that sits atop its population report for the type.
