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
Fr. 96. 1869 $10 Legal Tender Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.
A note stands that stands among common peers, but among a select few at this uncommon quality, one is nonetheless left to marvel at the aesthetics of a bygone era that were slowly yet surely discarded in favor of simplicity and standardization, a tragedy which found its truest form in 1928 and once again in the late 1990s. Living up to the "Rainbow" moniker with the utmost ease, this note displays what was once the norm with unparalleled demonstration. Blue-stained paper laden with hundreds of individual silk fibers and green "TEN" underprinting attest to what was once the cutting edge in banknote production while the bright red Treasury Seal and serial numbers mark an exceptional contrast seldom matched by anything produced during the Nineteenth Century. Bestowed with a comment for "Great Color" by the likes of PMG one is not left to wonder as to why this note earned that distinction at the hands of PMG. One is nonetheless left to wonder as to why that qualifier is seldom awarded in any context, but without going into excessive yet exhaustive detail, it only cements the status this note as a premium representative of an aesthetically striking and popular type. PMG Comments "Great Color."
Estimate: $7000.00- $9000.00
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| Price realized | 7'000 USD |
| Starting price | 4'200 USD |
