Fr. 1174 $20 1882 GC Bruce-Gilfillan (1st) Third Finest Known (2nd)

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Large Size Type Notes > Gold Certificates

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Fr. 1174 $20 1882
Grade: PMG VF 30    

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The brown seal Gold Certificates of 1882 are, of course, DEPARTMENT SERIES, and they are, to say the least, RARE as an entire sub-set of Gold Certificates. The Bruce-Gilfillan is listed in the catalogs as preceding the triple-signatures, but of course that is incorrect. This issue is actually scarcer than the countersigned notes. People probably saved the outgoing notes in favor of the new issue. This is only the 14th note known, with one in the Smithsonian. One example is listed as CU and we sold that note as part of the Great Lakes Collection. While PMG has graded a "35", and this is a"30", I would have to see them together to believe it since this one looks more like a "40" than a "30" to me. Heritage also graded this note as XF in the Plymouth Rock Collection. The centering is tremendous, the colors strong and the paper shows a few faint folds. Graded VF 30 by PMG.

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