FR 198 "HAMILTON" INTEREST BEARING C.G.C. 35PQ
U.S. FR 198 INTEREST BEARING NOTE DATED 1864 $50 "1 OF ONLY 3 KNOWN!" ENTRUSTED TO ONLYCGC (35PQ) . WHILE VIEWING THIS PIECE YOU MAY BE THINKING TO YOURSELF, "WHAT THE HELL AM I LOOKING AT?" SINCE IT DOES NOT LOOK FAMILIAR AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS? THERE'S A GOOD REASON FOR THIS.... YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE, LOL. I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THIS PIECE BACK IN 2005 AND IT'S BEEN TUCKED AWAY FOR THE LAST ALMOST EIGHT YEARS! AN INCREDIBLE, MIND BLOWING, HISTORICAL PIECE OF AMERICANA. REMEMBER, THE CIVIL WAR WAS FULL BLOWN IN '64 (STARTED IN '61 GOING TO '65) AND ENDED WITH OVER 600,000 DEAD! THESE INTEREST BEARING NOTES WERE ACTUALLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE TO FUND THE WAR (MAINLY CHASE'S IDEA, SERVING UNDER PRESIDENT LINCOLN). FEATURING THE BUST OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON AT RIGHT AND FEMALE ALLEGORY REPRESENTING LOYALTY AT LEFT. OF THE 3 KNOWN, ONE IS FOREVER OUT OF REACH AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT! TO SAY THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PIECE WOULD BE QUITE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. A TRUE HONOR TO OFFER HERE ON EBAY IN THE OPEN MARKETPLACE FOR ALL TO ENJOY!