Fr. 1141 $5 1874 GBN Allison-Spinner (1st) Finest Known (2nd)

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National Bank Notes > California

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San Jose, Farmers National Gold Bank, 2158
Fr. 1141 $5 1874 GBN
Grade: VF/XF    

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This is the Original Series with charter numbers and it is absolutely THE FINEST KNOWN of the 41 examples extant, that includes at least seven graded Poor or Fair. I graded this note XF/AU when I offered it in 2003, where it realized $41,400, because of the explosive color and paper quality, rather than by a strict number of folds, as the third party grading firms like to use today. The note has folds, but the centering is excellent. As I have said before, the color is as fresh as it could possibly be.

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