Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $50 1882 Brown Back. Friedberg 510. The Fourth Street NB. Charter #3557. PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ. This is a phenomenal piece of National Currency that is the finest $50 Brown Back to be graded by PMG. Four immense boardwalk margins are featured on both the face and back along with vividly printed design elements and bold color. The face displays the dramatic scene of <em>Washington Crossing the Delaware</em> at left and <em>Prayer for Victory</em> at right. Bold brown overprints are seen with a scalloped Treasury Seal at the lower right with the charter number above. Bold machine printed bank officers signatures are found along the bottom border. The eponymous back design is executed in rich brown inks with the state seal at left and an eagle with shield at right. Charter number 3357 is overprinted in blue-green at center.The Fourth Street National Bank was chartered in September 1886 and went on to issue over $23 million in National Currency before closing in April 1926. There were 14,354 $50-$100 Brown Back sheets issued; however, today just six $50 Brown Backs are reported on the bank. There are 11 different Friedberg numbers for the type. PMG has graded a total of 75 $50 Brown Backs with this note being the single finest of those encapsulated by the service. They added the comment "Great Margins" to the end of their EPQ qualifier. <em>From our (Stacks) sale of October 1988, lot 394; our (Stacks) sale of March 1993, lot 551, Lyn Knights sale of November 1999, lot 604; Dr. Edward & Joanne Dauer. </em>
