Fr 171  "LINCOLN"  C.G.C. 30

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FR 171 $100 1878  CGC 30PQ  "EXTREMELY RARE – FINEST OF ONLY 3 KNOWN!"  LINCOLN NOTE (LEGAL TENDER).  I FIRST PURCHASED THIS NOTE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND FULLY APPRECIATED IT'S RARITY OF ONLY 3 KNOWN (FINE 12, VERY FINE 20, & A VERY FINE 30).  THIS PIECE IS A NICE ORIGINAL PIECE WITH EXCELLENT CENTERING (FRONT AND BACK) AND VERY NICE EYE APPEAL.  VERY RARELY DOES A COLLECTION CONTAIN "ANY" $100 LEGAL TENDER (1800'S), BUT THIS PIECE IS PROBABLY THE SCARCEST OF ALL FRIEDBERG #'S. THE FR 168 ($100 RAINBOW) IS A NOTE I'VE HANDLED SEVERAL OF, THEY ARE MUCH MORE VALUABLE DUE TO THEIR POPULARITY AND BEING THE HIGHEST DENOMINATION IN THE RAINBOW SET (WELL, EXCEPT OF COURSE FOR THE $500 AND $1,000 – WHICH COST MILLIONS).  I THINK IT WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A RARER FRIEDBERG # THAN THIS PIECE FOR A $100 LEGAL TENDER.  SO, FOR THE COLLECTORS WHO WOULD LIKE A COMPLETE FRIEDBERG SET THIS IS THE ONLY PIECE ON THE OPEN MARKET!

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