FR 1179 $20 "TECHNICOLOR" P.C.G.S. 55PPQ
THIS 1905 $20 TECHNICOLOR GOLD CERTIFICATE, GRADED BY BOTH CGC & PCGS 55PPQ! RECENT AUCTION JUST HAMMERED A FR 1179 IN A "GIFT" PCGS 40 (NON PPQ) AT ALMOST $20,000 (AUG 2012) AND THE PAPER ON THAT PIECE IS HORRIBLE TONED (BROWN PAPER), AND SHOWS MANY FOLDS IN IT, ADDING BAD CENTERING AND IT'S NOT EVEN IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS THIS STUNNING AU 55PQ! RECENTLY (IN AUCTION IN 2012) ANOTHER 1179 SOLD IN GEM FOR ABOUT $125,000!!! THIS OFFERED NOTE HERE (OVER 105 YEARS OLD) IS BEYOND INCREDIBLE, IT'S THE NICEST TECHNICOLOR WE'VE EVER SEEN, AND WE'VE SEEN THEM ALL (INCLUDING THE "SO CALLED" GEMS, WHICH COME FROM THE SERIAL # RUN A4043..A RUN (26 SUPPOSEDLY UNC'S, WHICH CGC HAS GRADED IN XF OR AU PRIOR TO THOSE NOTES BEING GRADED BY OTHER GRADING CO'S) THIS NOTE HAS ALSO BEEN GRADED BY CGC AT 55PQ AS WELL. IT HAS EXCELLENT CENTERING, ASTONISHING BRIGHT COLORS AND WHITE PAPER (MANY HAVE THE DINGY GREY ISSUED PAPER OR TONED PAPER). YOU CANNOT SEE THE LIGHT CENTER BEND IN THIS NOTE "IN OR OUT OF THE HOLDER!" THIS IS TRULY THE BEST OF THE BEST OF TECHNICOLORS AND MUCH MUCH RARER THAN THE FR 1180 (WHICH HAS AROUND 30 REPORTED UNC'S COMPARED TO ONLY AROUND 4 UNCS OF THE 1179). THIS NOTE WOULD BE THE PINACLE OF ANY COLLECTION AND IS BEING OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE!!!