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. 1070. 1914 $50 Federal Reserve Note. San Francisco. PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 64.
Uncommon at this grade level, large size $50 Federal Reserve Notes are a striking entry in what is otherwise an aesthetically trite series. The face design harkens to the familiar of 2024 in terms of layout and portrait choice. However, the back design is what elevates this design in my own eyes and in the eyes of collectors across the United States. Brought to life by exceptional detail befitting this most uncommon grade (for the type and denomination) the back design centered upon a vignette symbolically representing the completion of the Panama Canal is engraved down to the smallest details and offers a compelling testament to the effect that the Panama Canal had on global commerce and the public imagination by rendering hazardous trade routes around the "Horn" of South America obsolete. Indeed such a note is more than just a financial instrument, but also a glimpse into the minds of the public from a time where living memory has long since faded. PCGS Banknote Pop 1/None Finer.
Estimate: $5000.00- $7000.00
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| Price realized | 3'200 USD |
| Starting price | 3'000 USD |
