Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 42

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Legal Tender Notes - Large

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3779		1880, $1 United States Note. . Fr-29. . KL-16. PMG graded About Uncirculated 50 Net, margin restoration. Very, very minor and expertly performed. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 3780		1880, $1 United States Note. . Fr-30. . KL-17. PCGS graded Very Choice New 64 PPQ Attractive design with a large spiked brown seal and red serial numbers. This is a popularly collected series with many varieties. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 3781		1917, $1 United States Note. . Fr-36. . KL-23. PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 65 Great Embossing. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 3782		1923, $1 United States Star Note. *. Fr-40. . KL-28. PCGS graded Gem New 66 PPQ. A fabulous quality Star Note** of this popular Red Seal ace. Bold imprint and serial numbers, excellent margins all around, fresh, crisp paper. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 3783		1923, $1 United States Note. . Fr-40. . KL-28. PCGS graded Choice New 63 PPQ. Nice and bright. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3784		1862, $2 United States Note. . Fr-41. . KL-100. CGA graded Gem Uncirculated 65. This 1862 $2 Legal Tender has gorgeous perfect color of both the ink and crisp paper. The centering is much better than most, as well, in an the issue where both sides tend to be unevenly trimmed due to the exigencies of the Civil War. The note has few peers in terms of visual impact on the appreciative collector. A piece of currency history that certainly has earned its high grade. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3785		1862, $2 United States Note. . Fr-41. . KL-100. A beautiful and extremely bright example of this early Legal Tender Deuce with plenty of eye appeal. This beauty should generate considerable bidder interest. CGA graded Superb Gem Crisp Uncirculated 67. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,100
Lot 3786		1869, $2 United States Note. . Fr-42. . KL-102. CGA graded Crisp Uncirculated 62. The gorgeous Rainbow Series Legal Tender note (interchangeable with the term "U.S. Note") -- a fitting reminder of the colorful heritage of our early Federal paper money issues. The 1869 series was surplanted in 1874 by a slightly less colorful series of U.S. Notes. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,025
Lot 3787		1880, $2 United States Note. . Fr-52. . KL-112. PMG graded Choice Extremely Fine 45 Net, margin restoration. The repair was expertly performed. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 3788		1862, $5 United States Note. . Fr-61. . KL-190A. PMG graded Very Good 6. Very rare as only 14 notes are known with a mere 4 rated better. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 3789		1863, $5 United States Note. . Fr-63a. CGA graded Gem Uncirculated 67 Spectacular deep, original overprint or embossing transforms this note into a work of art, something that is rarely seen on lesser quality examples. The colors of the paper and ink are bright while the note itself has a superb appearance, finer than just about any offered heretofore. Even the most demanding collector will find everything positive to say about it. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3790		1878, $5 United States Note. . Fr-69. . KL-199. PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64 Exceptional Paper Quality. A gorgeous note with excellent embossing and great color. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,277
Lot 3791		1869, $10 United States Note. . Fr-96. . KL-362. PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64. A beautiful rainbow note with excellent colors and nice crisp paper. These Rainbow Tens are always popular with collectors. Their name comes from the four tints used on the face of the note: a green overprinting along the top, some blue anti-counterfeiting stain, red serial numbers and seal, against the basic-black background printing. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 3792		1878, $10 United States Note. . Fr-99. . KL-365. PMG graded Fine 12. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3793		1880, $10 United States Note. ERROR Missing Seal. . Fr-104. . KL-370. RCGS graded About C.U. 58. "ERROR" Missing Seal Unique 10/14/04. A lovely well embossed note. An amazing error and probably still unique. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3794		1880, $10 United States Note. . Fr-106. . KL-372. PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64 Exceptional Paper Quality. We totally agree. The embossing is sharp and the colors nice and bright, truly an exceptional "Jackass Ten". Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 3795		1901, $10 United States Note. . Fr-114. . KL-380. CGA graded Gem Uncirculated 66. F-114 is a readily available number within the nine different Bison $10 Legal Tender signature combinations. That makes this an ideal pick for the serious collector with no premium is attached for rarity. The note is gorgeous! It has splendid portraits Lewis and Clark flanking an American Bison, known by us unlettered folk as a buffalo. The portraits of Lewis and Clark were engraved by George Smillie. Smillie produced some 300 portrait engravings over his career, including many presidents, vice presidents, cabinet members and the like. (The Bison's name, by the way, was "Pablo.") Although the reason for the selection and production of this design remains a mystery, it is quite possible that its choice was influenced both by the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, as well as the upcoming 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon. Estimated Value $9,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3796		1901, $10 United States Note. . Fr-115. . KL-381. CGA graded Gem Uncirculated 66. A fresh Gem quality note that boasts perfect colors, deep and original embossing, with superb aesthetic appeal. F-115 is one of the scarcer Bison varieties. This beautiful example is sure to attract concentrated bidder attention when auctioning begins, and in the current market where high grade is exceedingly popular, it should go for quite a sum! Estimated Value $9,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3797		1901, $10 United States Note. . Fr-121. . KL-387. CGA graded Gem Uncirculated 67. Beautiful snow white background highlights the grazing buffalo. A lovely gem specimen of this popular issue with bright red seal and serial numbers giving it a wonderful black-white-and-red aspect. This series of notes (they were issued from 1901 until 1928 despite all having the "Series 1901" imprint) is among the most attractive and hence the most popular. Gems are rarely seen now. Estimated Value $12,500 - 17,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3798		1923, $10 United States Note. . Fr-123. . KL-389. RCGS graded Gem C.U. 67 Superb. A magnificent note with huge margins! This beauty sits high within the condition census. Everything one looks for in a superb gem note is here, ie: deep embossing, white background, bright red and grey colors and nice wide margins. This note has it all! Estimated Value $25,000 - 27,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3799		1875, $20 United States Note. . Fr-129. . KL-528. PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 Exceptional Paper Quality. A fabulous gem note as fresh an example as it gets! Perfectly centered and free from defects. The embossing is nice and sharp and the colors are simply superb. Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 3800		1880, $20 United States Star Note. *. Fr-147. . KL-546. Very Fine 30. A very rare star note with no major problems. Only 40 known specimens with 11 better**. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold