August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Choice Uncirculated Fr. 359 1890 $5 Treasury Note
Fr. 359. 1890 $5 Treasury Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.
Adored by collectors and derided by the Treasury in their own time, the "Ornate Back" Treasury Notes issued under the Series of 1890 account for some of the most distinctive and aesthetically intricate notes ever issued by the United States. A portrait of Major General George H. Thomas is seen at center and engraved in impeccable detail. Thomas was among the few officers from the South to remain loyal to the Union, a decision which is supposedly attributed to his wife who hailed from Upstate New York, appears here in full uniform with his distinctive beard engraved to the smallest detail. Opposite the portrait of Thomas, a large spiked dark red treasury seal is seen at right and immediately focuses the viewer's attention amidst an already attractive and lively composition. The balance of the design is composed from a quartet of denomination counters that stand in each corner and are rounded out by a variety of floral elements and an assemblage of military implements that adorn the portrait of Thomas. The back which was the subject of derision along with the entire Series of 1890 at the hands of the Treasury Department which firmly believed that nature of the back design made these notes susceptible to counterfeiting owing to the lack of open space. Replaced with the Series of 1891 which discarded the use of rich geometric and floral patterns and large distinctive denomination counters in favor of a more traditional design reminiscent of the Legal Tender Notes making the Treasury Notes issued under the Series of 1890 a short-loved numismatic oddity beloved by collectors who utterly adore the aesthetics of these remarkable notes.
From the Porter Collection.
Estimate: $12500.00- $17500.00
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| Price realized | 12'000 USD |
| Starting price | 7'500 USD |
