Ripley, Ohio. $20 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 494. Citizens NB. Charter #3291.

A Technical and Conditional Paragon for the Series of 1882 A Sublime Expression of Color and Detail Ripley, Ohio. $20 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 494. Citizens NB. Charter #3291. PCGS Banknote Superb Gem Uncirculated 68 PPQ. Part of a small trove of high-grade Series of 1882 $20 Brown Backs recorded on the Citizens National Bank of Ripley (Charter# 3291) by the National Bank Note Census. Bidders are met here with a truly exceptional sight that is utterly magnified in its significance by the numerical grade emblazoned on the label. Looking right, one may observe a "68" in the company of the PPQ designation for "Premium Paper Quality" which confirms the exceptional status of this piece that has survived at least 125 years in a conditional state evocative of the very day it was printed. From left to right, the trappings of the grade assigned are impossible to overlook while utterly exceptional color and detail echo a visual story where words alone may prove insufficient relative to a visual examination of the note in-person. Yet the images seen before you in your catalog are indeed a relatively lovely substitute that still speaks to an exceptionally rare degree of technical distinction and eye appeal. Here one may behold a remarkable level of detail that captures the chaos and resolve endemic to the vignette known as the Battle of Lexington, 1775 while the composition known as Loyalty offers an emotive form amplified by a plate impression that captures the rapturous, but enthusiastic nature of the crowd forming around Columbia. Penned signatures attributable to J.C. Shumaker and President Frank Alexander Stivers may also be seen in their respective panels, but they invite a consideration of the circumstances that this note avoided on the day it was issued. Spared from a stray fold or a degree of apparent mishandling that often manifests along the margins, it becomes clear that this note was cut from its constituent sheet with the utmost care and speaks to a standard of work upheld by some long-dead bank employee whose manual dexterity is an integral part of the circumstances that have allowed this note to survive at this grade level. No doubt this very level of care will be taken into account by bidders long before this exceptional note crosses the auction block after placement of the winning bid. PCGS Banknote Pop 1/None Finer. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS Banknote.

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