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PCGS Banknote Grades Rare Series of 1880 “Black Back” $100 Silver Certificate
By Cory Williams for PCGS ...... Series 1880 “Black Back” $100 Silver Certificate, PCGS Choice Very Fine 35 PCGS recently graded an exemplary specimen of the...
Scarce “Triple Sig” Series 1882 $50 Gold Certificate Found in Old Book
1882 $50 Gold Certificate, PCGS Very Fine 30 By Cory Williams for PCGS ...... Recently, PCGS Banknote had this beautiful Gold Certificate come through the grading...
PCGS Grades Finest Example of Ultra-Rare 1890 Grand Watermelon Note
By Cory Williams for PCGS ...... PCGS Banknote is very pleased to have recently graded the ultra-rare 1890 $1,000 Grand Watermelon Treasury Note, and at...
A Closer Look at the Series of 1896 $2 Silver Certificate
By Cory Williams for PCGS ...... The Series of 1896 Silver Certificates are referred to as the “Educational Series” in the hobby due to the...
A Closer Look at the Republic of Texas 1843 25¢ Exchequer Bill
By Cory Williams for PCGS ...... Prior to being admitted to the union as the 28th state, Texas existed as a republic from 1836 to...
A Closer Look at the Series of 1886 $2 Silver Certificate
By Cory Williams for PCGS ...... While Silver Certificates began in 1878, the Series of 1886 would be the first issuance of denominations smaller than...
A Closer Look at the Series of 1918 $2 Battleship Note
By Cory Williams for PCGS ...... Back of Series of 1918 "Battleship Note" $2 Federal Reserve Bank Note, courtesy of Heritage Auctions While the terminology sounds...
A Closer Look at the Series of 1869 $1 “Rainbow Note”
By Cory Williams for PCGS ...... 1869 $1 Legal Tender Rainbow Note, courtesy of Heritage Auctions The Series of 1869 United States Notes, dubbed “Legal Tenders”...
