August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
High End $5 Educational
Fr. 268. 1896 $5 Silver Certificate. PMG About Uncirculated 55.
Effectively the numismatic equivalent of required reading, the Series of 1896 $5 "Educational" Silver Certificate is by far one of the most recognizable and striking products of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing. Despised in their own time by bankers for their supposed similarity and savaged by ladies of Boston high society for what they perceived as the scandalous depiction of semi-nude neoclassical figures, an outrage that was allegedly the impetus behind the phrase "Banned in Boston." Such unparalleled resplendence has fostered a strong sense of appreciation among numismatic circles in the present. Frequently included among the most iconic of notes put to print and issued by the United States, this design is renowned for its complexity and richly detailed subject matter. From the expansive vignette on the face entitled Electricity Presenting Light to the World that packs in almost every conceivable detail from the lighting bolt held aloft by Jupiter to individual architectural details visible on the United States Capitol Building in the background, such detail is complemented by an intricate back design focused on the likes of President Ulysses S. Grant and Major General Phillip H. Sheridan executed in a multitude of green hues and geometric patterns typical of the period. In essence, this note is the perfect piece for an advanced collector with the capital to expend to acquire for their personal collection. Minimal circulation stands as a testament to the brevity of this note's tenure in circulation while exceptional color captures the aesthetic excess of the late 1890s in a manner that most circulated notes cannot hope to match. A premium bid is perhaps the only way one can hope to secure this treasure of printed Americana for their own holdings.
Estimate: $10000.00- $15000.00
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| Price realized | 8'500 USD |
| Starting price | 6'000 USD |
