1902年萨金特红色印章100元 PMG VF 25
Sargent, Nebraska. $100 1902 Red Seal. Fr. 686. The First NB. Charter #7384. PMG Very Fine 25. Serial Number 1.It was exactly a year ago that your cataloger got to write this description about the #1 Lancaster, OH $100 Red Seal: Owning a serial number one $100 1902 Red Seal instantly puts your collection in the stratosphere with names like Kelman, Krause, Shiva, and Walter. There are only five to go around. And if you are waiting for the sixth #1 to be found, dont hold your breath. Your cataloger can only think of maybe 4-5 1902 $100 red seals that have been added to the census in the last decade. And those new discoveries were all low grade generic serial number notes saved by accident as part of cash hoards. Saving a $100 bill in 1904 was a financial commitment. Bankers like to focus on return on assets. Tying up $100 for the sake of posterity clearly didnt happen much. We know that 403 #1 $100 red seals were printed, and now, 110 years later, just five have surfaced. The five notes are from Leadville CO, Sargent NE, Bridgeton NJ, Milwaukee WI, and Lancaster OH. At the time of that description there was a big question mark around where the Sargent banknote was. That question has now been answered. This note was last seen in the 1970s and it has been in the same collection ever since. One would love to know what the price tag was back then; it was surely a mere fraction of what this note will bring today. Condition wise, this Sargent is at the back of the pack of the five known #1 $100 red seals, but it is easily the most desirable in terms of bank and state rarity. Some minor repairs are noted on the back along with a small amount of foreign substance mentioned by PMG. Sargent had just one national bank with a mere three banknotes known to exist. The other two notes are both circulated $100 blue seals and really shouldnt even be mentioned in the same sentence with this top-200 national banknote. Like so many of the fresh discoveries (and re-discoveries) offered tonight, this note is estimated fairly with no reserve beyond the opening bid of $48,000. As a point of reference, the Lancaster #1 $100 red seal sold for $84,000 in a 45PPQ holder. It is tough to put a number on such a special note, but it will instantly be the cornerstone of a new collection after it sells tonight.
