Lot of (2) Friedberg 179 (W-3491). 1880 $100 Legal Tender Notes. PCGS Currency Very Choice New 64. Face and Back Proofs.Hessler-1133. Face, The Hessler Plate Note. India paper mounted to card. Plate C. A00000 serial numbers in blue. Bust of Abraham Lincoln at upper left, arched circus poster style UNITED STATES at center. Allegorical vignette of Architecture at right. Miss Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap at lower center. The $100 Legal Tender series notes are rare and actively sought by both type and signature combination specialists. Roughly two dozen notes of the Tillman - Morgan signature combination are known in issued form and as a proof it is exceedingly rare with only the recent discovery of the few pieces in the Stacks 2010 Americana sale to accompany it. Nearly Gem in quality and with no lack of detail regarding any of the printed devices.<p>Note: Ezra Cole in his time was one of Americas leading dealers in rare stamps. Like many philatelists he also collected coins. As noted, he consigned his coin collection to us for sale in 1986.Ex. Harry E. Jones Collection; Christies sale of the Hon. J.W. Middendorf II Collection, March 22, 1994, lot 134; Bowers and Merenas sale of the Ezra Cole Collection, January 23-25, 1986, lots 4012 and 4013; Pine Tree Auctions sale of September 18, 1974, lot 518.
