Fr. 341 $100 1880 PCGS XF 45 Second Finest Known

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Large Size Type Notes > Silver Certificates

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Fr. 341 $100 1880
Grade: PCGS XF 45    

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Design 81b. Large brown seal. The seal has changed size to a large and spiked, along with the Roman numeral "C" being removed. It remains clear that this note is one of the finest known. When sold in the Rickey sale it brought a reasonable $77,625. In September 2006 Heritage sold a PMG 64 at $253,000 and in June 2007 we sold a PMG 58 at $235,750. There was also a PMG 40 that brought $149,500 in September 2008. A rare and valuable note that is beautiful. CAA's September 2000 sale description read: "We sold this rare and beautiful piece to our consignor in our May 1997 sale, where it was described: 'Decidedly better than Extra Fine, this new piece to the census brings the total known for this number up to 23. Only one piece is listed as new, that being the former Wade-Bebee specimen now in the ANA museum. That piece and five others are in government or museum hands -- permanently removed from the marketplace. This note is a shade nicer than the example we sold in June of 1994 in our Memphis sale for $20,900. This magnificent piece has the appearance of a Gem New note, with perfect colors, broad, even margins and not a hint of a circulation-caused defect save for a single very light center fold. The margins are excellent all the way around, both face and back.' At that sale this note realized over $23,000. The current census indicates 24 notes known and just one better than this example.

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