August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
Part B: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part C: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 1: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 1:00 AM CEST
Part 2: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part D: We, 14.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 4: We, 14.08.2024, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Th, 15.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part E: Fr, 16.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Fr, 16.08.2024, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Sa, 17.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part F: Sa, 17.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 8: Mo, 19.08.2024, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part G: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 9: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part H: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 8:00 PM CEST
Part 10: We, 21.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part I: We, 21.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 11: Th, 22.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part J: Th, 22.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part K: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 12: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Description
One of Two Known Fr. 1373a Uncut Pairs
The King of Fractional Currency
Fr. 1373a. 50 Cents. Third Issue. PMG Choice About Uncirculated 58 EPQ. Uncut Pair.
To put it plainly Fractional Currency is an often overlooked subject matter, but one Friedberg rises above the rest as a veritable titan among its otherwise common peers. Attested to by only nine notes recorded as of this writing, this individual horizontal block of two can trace its lineage to a uncut block of eight notes that was once owned by the likes of Judson Brenner (an early ANA president) who had acquired it in 1903 from the holdings of Monroe J. Friedman. Since then, the constituent notes of this block have been cut and have found their way through the holdings of some of the most distinguished personages in American numismatics while realizing exceptional prices at auction in the recent past. Two horizontal pairs and four singles are known while an additional heavily circulated piece which was last seen in the early-1980s is believed to exist. Light handling is observed as both pieces display light folds commensurate with the assigned grade, but stands as little more than a trifling concern for a great rarity that is sure to be the capstone of an advanced collection of Fractional Currency. PMG Pop 1/None Finer.
Ex. Howard Cohen
Estimate: $50000.00- $75000.00
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| Price realized | 44'000 USD |
| Starting price | 30'000 USD |
