Friedberg 1219e. 1907 $1000 Gold Certificate. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. This phenomenal 1907 $1000 Gold Certificate is from a three-note serial number run long recorded in the census as CU. However, this example is the only one which has been graded Gem Uncirculated. In fact, of the 22 examples of the Friedberg number that PMG has certified, only four have received an Uncirculated grade: one is graded Choice Uncirculated 63, two are Choice Uncirculated 64 and this Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ note stands as the single finest. The type features the portrait of founding father Alexander Hamilton at center flanked by gold overprints at left and right. Bold 1000 counters are found in each corner. Engraved signatures of Treasury officials Teehee and Burke are to the lower left and right of center. The back is printed in brilliant orange-gold with the Great Seal of the United States at center and 1000 counters in the corners. This type is ranked #75 in <em>100 Greatest American Currency Notes</em> by Q. David Bowers and David M. Sundman.This boldly printed specimen offers ideal margins and centering. The golden overprints are vividly inked and brilliantly colored. The golden-orange back is impressively detailed and vibrant. Few Gold Certificates can approach the level of importance of the Pogue example. This is the best of the best of its type, a note for which there is no equal. If you are a collector seeking elite level notes here is a remarkable opportunity. Hold your card high and dont lower it until the hammer falls. <em>From Ossies Fixed Price List of April 1976; Frank Levitan; Lyn Knights sale of December 1998, lot 330; Jay Parrinos Fixed Price List of May 1999. </em>
