Fr. 1197 $50 1882 GC Napier-McClung (1st) Tied For Finest Graded (2nd)

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Large Size Type Notes > Gold Certificates

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Fr. 1197 $50 1882
Grade: PMG Gem UNC 66 EPQ    

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A blazing example of this $50 Department Series that was last sold in the Dr. Edward and Joanne Dauer Collection by Heritage/CAA in September 2006, Lot 18234, where it was described as, "Although listed on the census as CU, there is no further information. It certainly is all of CU, and in PMG's opinion, considerably better than that. They have rated it as a Gem 66 with the all-important 'Exceptional Paper Quality' brand. The note is simply gorgeous, with broad margins, ideal colors and magnetic eye appeal. Fr. 1197 is by far the most common of the 1882 Fifty Dollar Gold Certificates, with well over 100 examples known, but very few have the combination of visual allure and technical third-party grade that this note possesses." While the Gengerke census listed 138 serial numbers, only seven are shown as UNC, a precious few top grade notes. Graded Gem UNC 66 EPQ by PMG.

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