Friedberg 161 (W-2810). 1880 $50 Legal Tender Note. PCGS Currency Superb Gem New 67 PPQ.This remarkable Huston-Rosecrans signed 1880 $50 Legal Tender Note is the single finest example of this rare catalog number graded by PCGS Currency. Just 100,000 examples of this Friedberg number were printed. The variety has the signatures of the Treasury officials transposed, with Treasurer Huston seen at bottom left and Register Rosecrans at bottom right.pA portrait of founding father Benjamin Franklin is at left. At right is an allegory of America, seen as a determined young woman wearing a crown bearing the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. A sword is in her right hand while her left arm lies on a shield bearing a patriotic eagle. At center is an ornamental die with the Roman numeral L within and FIFTY spelled out above. A large brown spiked Treasury Seal appears just to the right of center. Blue printed serial numbers are at top center and bottom left below Franklins portrait. The back features anti-counterfeiting language at left and the Legal Tender clause at center. The imprint of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is at bottom center. ppThis example was once part of the legendary collection of Amon Carter, Jr. It offers sizable margins that nicely frame the sharply printed plate impression. The inks are bold and the paper is bright and wholly original. As mentioned, this is the single finest Fr. 161 (W-2810) graded by PCGS Currency. PMG has certified three at the 67 EPQ level with none finer. This is an absolutely stunning $50 Legal Tender Note from the monumental Joel R. Anderson Collection that will attract strong bids when it crosses the auction block. ppFrom Amon Carter; Lyn Knights Fixed Price List of November 1983; Lyn Knights sale of May 1985, lot 315; Heritage Auctions sale of January 2007, lot 14536.