Friedberg 46. 1875 $2 Legal Tender Note. PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ. A true trophy Deuce, this Superb "Series B" 1875 $2 Legal Tender Note sits alone at the top of the PMG population report for this catalog number. This pristine example features four boardwalk margins on both the face and back. The creamy white paper has a strip of blue anti-counterfeiting pigment near the right end. The reddish-pink overprint is brilliantly presented in sharp detail. Every technical aspect of the note is virtually the same as the day it was printed. This note is unequaled and unimprovable, a must for any collector who seeks the best available. The Legal Tender Notes, Series of 1875 continue the same face design as the Series of 1869 and 1874, but with different printing details. To the left is the portrait of Jefferson, and at the center is a corner view of the Capitol. Serial numbers are red, and the small spiked Treasury Seal is pink. On Fr-44 (W-314), as here, there are no series imprints at the bottom, but the 1875 date is given in red.The back is the same as the Series of 1874, with "COLUMBIAN BANK NOTE CO." and "WASHINGTON, D.C." at the top and bottom of the back, now with "SERIES OF 1875" in the top margin and "Printed at the Bureau, Engraving and Printing, Treasury Dept." in the lower margin. As a class, Series of 1875 notes were issued from July 20, 1875, to June 20, 1879. <em>From Lyn Knights sale of November 1999; lot 548. </em>
