Fr. 1215. 1922 $100 Gold Certificate. PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 63.

A Conditional Rarity from the 1920s Fr. 1215. 1922 $100 Gold Certificate. PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 63. Representative of a Friedberg that may be considered "common" for both the type and denomination. The truth is nonetheless far more complex at higher grade levels. Assigned a grade of Choice Uncirculated 63 by PCGS Banknote, one will immediately realize that this note represents an uncommon quality infrequently traded at auction with few comparable examples seen among the hundreds of circulated pieces to be offered in recent years. From crisp knife-like margins that seem uncommonly nice for the assigned grade to sublime colors seen throughout, it takes little in the way of numismatic experience is required to realize that this is indeed an exceptional specimen. Featuring the same basic design as the preceding Series of 1882 albeit with some slight modifications, the overall design retains the portrait of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton who during his tenure had earned the nickname of "Old Bullion" over his stalwart opposition to unbacked forms of paper money during the Jacksonian Period and elements such as the word "GOLD" boldly underprinted along the top margin. The engraved signatures of Speelman and White are nonetheless both seen at right unlike the previous arrangement while the wording [DEPARTMENT SERIES] is absent along with the imprint of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing and some legislative imprints. The composition on the back notably remains the same without modification and is particularly vibrant on this specimen. The orange-gold coloration is rather bold even when held against comparable specimens at this grade level while even the smallest of details seen along the margins stand uncommonly distinguished standing testament to the extraordinary level of preservation that this note represents making this a must-have for the collector who prefers quality notes that are both technically and aesthetically evocative of the day they were printed. Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS Banknote.

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