USD 100000- 150000
SBP2018年10月巴尔地摩#4-美国纸钞The Joel R. Anderson
2018-10-26 06:00:00
2018-10-26 07:00:00
Friedberg 167a (W-3436). 1863 $100 Legal Tender Note. PCGS Currency Extremely Fine 40.The "Spread Eagle" motif on the $100 Legal Tender Notes of 1862 and 1863 is one of the most recognizable and beloved in all of American currency. Indeed, it may well be the most dramatic depiction of the national bird on any numismatic item!<p><p>Engraved by Joseph P. Ourdan, the bald eagle perched on a rock with wings spread dominates the left side of the note. Green border prints frame the design which also has ornate black kaleidograph die counters at lower left and upper right and a slightly larger green kaleidograph die counter in the same style just right of center. Printed signatures of Chittenden and Spinner are along the bottom border while a red spiked Treasury Seal is near the upper right. Act of March 3d, 1863 is in the top left corner. New Series 1 is seen at right. This catalog number features dual serial numbers where earlier versions had just one. An ornate Second Obligation back is seen on this example. Second Obligation notes do not mention exchanging the notes for 6-20 bonds as do the First Obligation examples. On this catalog number, the imprint of the National Bank Note Company is found on both the face and the back.<p><p>This striking note is comes fully framed on creamy white paper. The green printed inks remain vibrant as do the red overprints. The eagle at left is sharply printed in dark inks. The fields are bright and free of any distracting marks. Regarded as Extremely Fine when previously offered publicly, this grade is now confirmed by PCGS Currency in their third-party grade.<p><p>Q. David Bowers and David M. Sundman rank this design type No. 8 in their best-selling Whitman book <em>100 Greatest American Currency Notes.</em> No advanced United States type note collection should be without an example and the specimen offered here is certainly worthy of any fine cabinet. Actually, many advanced collections will have to do without an example of this particular Friedberg/Whitman variety as only 27 to 30 are estimated to exist.<p><p><strong>PCGS Population: </strong>1, 5 finer.<em>From Robert F. Schermerhorn; Stacks Fixed Price List of January 1989; Stacks sale of March 1993, lot 191; Early American Numismatics sale of June 1993, lot 1125; Art Kagin Fixed Price List of February 1996; Lyn Knights sale of August 2005, lot 1228.</em>