Friedberg 1178. 1882 $20 Gold Certificate. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Here is a beautiful 1882 $20 Gold Certificate that displays phenomenal color and is framed by broad margins all around. The face depicts the recently assassinatd (1881) President James Garfield. The back shows an eagle clutching a lightning bolt, with two cable-laying ships in the distance, titled <em>Ocean Telegraph</em> and engraved by George D. Baldwin. A portrait of Garfield also appears on the $5 National Bank Notes of 1882; a close copy mirror-imaged. The inscription "GOLD COIN" displays the "shingle-style" lettering layout. The orange printed back, for which this series is so well known, is vivid and striking. Just two examples of the catalog number have been graded finer by PMG. This design ranks #95 in <em>100 Greatest American Currency Notes</em> by Q. David Bowers and David M. Sundman. <em>From Stanley Morycz Fixed Price Lists of August 1991 and August 1994; Lyn Knights sale of November 1999, lot 620; Lyn Knights sale of June 2000, lot 503; Jay Parrinos Fixed Price List of February 2002; Dr. Edward and Joanne Dauer. </em>
