Friedberg 229*. 1899 $1 Silver Certificate Star Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Courtesy Autograph. United States Treasurer Lee McClung added his courtesy autograph to the right side of the face of this well preserved Black Eagle Star Note. Just 38 replacements are recorded in the Track & Price census for this Vernon-McClung signature combination. This is one of only two examples to achieve a Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ grade from PMG with none graded finer. Prior to its time in the D. Brent Pogue Collection, it was part of the extensive holdings of legendary collector Amon Carter. During his college years at Yale, Lee McClung was one of the best known football players in the country as a fullback for the Bulldogs. McClungs Yale teams were a combined 54-2 during his time playing there from 1888-1891. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963. President William Howard Taft appointed McClung as the 22nd Treasurer of the United States on September 23, 1909. He served in that post until November 21, 1912, when he resigned after a dispute with other members within the Treasury Department. <em>From our (Stacks) sale of September 1996, lot 79; Currency Auctions of Americas sale of January 2001, lot 1429; Lyn Knights sale of August 2005, lot 1274. </em>
