Stack's Bowers Galleries

August 2024 Global Showcase Auction  –  12 - 23 August 2024

Stack's Bowers Galleries, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction

Ancient and World Coins and Currency

Part A: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
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
The auction is closed.

Description

Exceptional Serial Number 2 1934 $5 Federal Reserve Note
Ex. Grinnell
Fr. 1955-H. 1934 Light Green Seal $5 Federal Reserve Note. St. Louis. PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 64 PPQ. Serial Number 2.
Hailing from the first sheet produced for the St. Louis district, this individual note is the lowest recorded serial number for this Friedberg among presumably a large population of undistinguished survivors. Tracing a provenance back to the 1940s, the first public appearance of this note was part of the holdings of the esteemed Albert A. Grinnell and disbursed and cataloged by Barney Bluestone where it sold for the sum of $18. We all wish we could have present at those auctions, but to put it simply this note is going to bring more than $18. From small size specialists to collectors who concern themselves with fancy serial numbers first and foremost to those who simply crave the exceptional, expect a pitched battle to claim this exceptional offering that has been only offered once between now and when it first traded publicly almost 80 years ago. Indeed a treasure to be won and a treasure that may not make its presence known for decades once this opportunity passes into history. Noted for "Premium Paper Quality" by PCGS Banknote.

Estimate: $5000.00- $7000.00

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Price realized 3'200 USD
Starting price 3'000 USD
The auction is closed.
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