拍品描述： Friedberg 174 (W-3486). 1880 $100 Legal Tender Note. PCGS Currency Very Choice New 64.Just 18 examples of this Rosecrans-Jordan signed 1880 $100 Legal Tender note have been specifically recorded, this figure in keeping with Dave Bowers estimate of 20 to 23 known overall as published in the <em>Whitman Encyclopedia of United States Paper Money.</em> Of this small population the present note is the finest extant. The portrait of Abraham Lincoln seen in the upper left was engraved by Charles Burt from a photograph taken by Anthony Berger at Mathew Bradys studio in February 1864. A small vignette of Miss Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap is seen at bottom center. The scene at right is titled <em>Reconstruction</em> and shows a woman with a carpenters square, a child holding a scroll showing a pergola and the U.S. Capitol dome unfinished in the background (the unfinished Capitol was a motif years later on the reverse of one of four varieties of Lincoln cents made in 2009). A large red Treasury Seal with plain border is seen right of center. The serial number, A1270, is boldly printed in blue at the lower left and upper right.<p><p>This is the only Fr.174 (W-3486) recorded as Uncirculated, a fact confirmed by PCGS Currencys assigned grade. A perusal of PCGS Currency and PMG population reports shows neither service has graded another example above Extremely Fine 40. Ample margins and pronounced inks are displayed on this Choice example. Six of the 18 known notes are permanently impounded in government or institutional collections.Amon G. Carter, Jr., born on December 13, 1919, to Amon G. and Nanetta (Burton) Carter. Amon, Sr. was an avid coin collector and his son become very interested in numismatics. Seeking to have his own accomplishments, he cared little for adding to the already impressive collection of American coins gathered by his father, and instead branched out to collect coins of Mexico and Canada and, in particular, to form an incredible holding of United States currency. Items in the family collection was made available for study or photography by researchers and others, and on occasion he would lend valuable pieces that needed close examination. <p>Amon was a frequent attendee at conventions, often bringing rare coins and paper money to show-by leaving them in the bourse cases of dealer friends, such as his 1804 dollar with Dave Bowers when Dave was a teenager. He was fond of carrying $10,000 bills in his vest pocket and showing them to waitresses, hotel employees, and others, most of whom had never seen one. He had a great sense of humor and was appreciated by all. He passed away on July 24, 1982, and collections he and his father had built were sold. Much of the remarkable collection of paper money, and other holdings were sold privately, while the impressive holding of United States and world coins was consigned to Stacks, who distributed the pieces in a series of auctions spanning several years. <p><p><p><p><strong>PCGS Population: </strong>1, none finer.<em>From Harley L. Freeman; B. Max Mehl 1953; Amon Carter Jr.; Lyn Knights sale of December 1998, lot 97; Lyn Knights sale of June 2004, lot 1304; Heritage Auctions sale of May 2005, lot 16670.</em>