Friedberg Unlisted (W-Unlisted). 1897 $10 Silver Certificate. PCGS Currency Very Choice New 64. Face Essay Proof.Hessler-SCE24. Black on India paper only. Signatures of Tillman-Morgan. No plate letter. Proposed essay face for the 1897 Educational notes. Central vignette, Agriculture and Forestry. Ornate border flourishes. Complete die proof. No BEP imprint line. An amazing third example from the Bass Collection. The inks appear darker, but the India paper is not on a card and this may be an optical effect due to that fact. A bold impression. Margins trimmed down to an eighth of an inch. This completes a trio that most likely comprises more than half the total population of known proofs on this $10 design. Last sold in our 2011 Bass sale where it brought $28,750, a figure that should easily be matched in todays market.From our Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection Sale, Part V, August 17, 2011, lot 5040; William P. Donlons sale of November 15, 1974, lot 933; purchased through Dennis Forgue; formerly from the estate of Thomas F. Morris.
