Friedberg 1217. 1922 $500 Gold Certificate. PMG Choice About Uncirculated 58. This Speelman-White 1922 $500 Gold Certificate is tied with one other example for the finest graded of the catalog number by PMG. The portrait of Abraham Lincoln seen at left was engraved by Charles Burt and based on a photograph by Mathew Brady. All of the design elements are presented in sharp detail by boldly printed inks. The Treasury Seal is strikingly printed and retains brilliant color. The brilliant orange printed reverse design depicts the national bird in flight clutching our national colors. A large Roman numeral "D" at left states the denomination.These $500 Gold Certificates are always collector favorites and few notes are as impressive as this imposing design. The Pogue specimen is one of the finest examples known of the type and will make a worthy addition to any collection it enters. <em>From Christies sale of June 1992, lot 57; Currency Auctions of Americas sale of January 1997, lot 3313; Lyn Knights sale of August 2005, lot 1655. </em>
