FR 293 "TOMBSTONE" $10 C.G.C. 58PQ
FR. 293 $10 1886 SILVER CERTIFICATE "TOMBSTONE" FINEST KNOWN CGC 58PQ! "ONLY 39 EVER GRADED BY ALL GRADING CO'S!!!" OF THOSE 39, THERE ARE ONLY 2 IN AU 55 (BELOW THIS PIECE)! THIS TOMBSTONE HAS 1 LIGHT BEND (NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE) AND LOOKS LIKE AN INCREDIBLE GEM WITH EXCEPTIONAL MARGINS / CENTERING! THERE'S ONLY 1 OTHER NOTE GRADED HIGHER (THAT WE CAN FIND) BY ANOTHER CO., PLACING THIS PIECE AT 2ND FINEST IN THE WORLD! THE 296 (AS A COMPARISON) HAS 3 GRADED HIGHER THAN OUR 58PQ (BY ALL CO'S) 2 IN 65 AND 1 IN 66. THIS FR# 293 CATALOGS FOR $16,100 (BNR & $15k in FR) in 63 versus $12k (same grade) in BNR as it should, it's even RARER in this GRADE Condition with virtually NO hope of upgrading! Who knows what the other 293 (graded higher) looks like, could have toned paper (as many from this issue do)! It's unimaginable that the higher one could match the MARGINS on this piece! CERTAINLY A RARE OPPORTUNITY, DESTINED FOR THE MOST ADVANCED OF COLLECTIONS AND FOR "THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE TO COMPROMISE!"
THIS IS TRUELY AN ORIGINAL AND INCREDIBLE PIECE WITH DEEP RICH HISTORY - FEATURING THOMAS HENDRICKS, BORN IN 1819. ELECTED TO CONGRESS IN 1869 (JUST WHEN GRANT BECAME PRESIDENT). VP HENDRICKS WAS CHOSEN AS GROVER CLEVELAND'S RUNNING MATE AND DIED ONLY 9 MONTHS AFTER HIS INAUGURATION AS VICE PRESIDENT, HENCE THE FRAME SHAPED AS A "TOMBSTONE" AROUND HIS PORTRAIT. VERY VERY RARELY SEEN IS A LARGE BROWN SEAL (OF ANY KIND) LET ALONE A LARGE BROWN SEAL TOMBSTONE 1886. THIS PIECE HAS AN INCREDIBLE PEDIGREE OF BEING LISTED AS UNCIRCULATED; HOWEVER CGC HAS CONSERVATIVELY (WHICH IS TYPICAL) CHOSEN TO GRADE THIS PIECE AS AU 58PQ! THE CENTERING ON THE NOTE IS BEYOND ANTICIPATED OR WHAT ANY COLLECTOR COULD EVER HOPE FOR! THE COLORS, WHITE PAPER, SHARP CORNERS DELIVERS THIS EXAMPLE FOR INTO THE 5 STAR EYE APPEAL RATING (WHICH FEW U.S. NOTES HAVE EVER ATTAINED). CANDIDLY, THIS IS "THE" FINEST FR 296 (AESTHETICALLY) THAT YOU WILL EVER SEE, PERIOD! (WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER 296 LISTED IN EBAY STORE IN AU 55PQ)
THIS IS TRUELY AN ORIGINAL AND INCREDIBLE PIECE WITH DEEP RICH HISTORY - FEATURING THOMAS HENDRICKS, BORN IN 1819. ELECTED TO CONGRESS IN 1869 (JUST WHEN GRANT BECAME PRESIDENT). VP HENDRICKS WAS CHOSEN AS GROVER CLEVELAND'S RUNNING MATE AND DIED ONLY 9 MONTHS AFTER HIS INAUGURATION AS VICE PRESIDENT, HENCE THE FRAME SHAPED AS A "TOMBSTONE" AROUND HIS PORTRAIT. VERY VERY RARELY SEEN IS A LARGE BROWN SEAL (OF ANY KIND) LET ALONE A LARGE BROWN SEAL TOMBSTONE 1886. THIS PIECE HAS AN INCREDIBLE PEDIGREE OF BEING LISTED AS UNCIRCULATED; HOWEVER CGC HAS CONSERVATIVELY (WHICH IS TYPICAL) CHOSEN TO GRADE THIS PIECE AS AU 58PQ! THE CENTERING ON THE NOTE IS BEYOND ANTICIPATED OR WHAT ANY COLLECTOR COULD EVER HOPE FOR! THE COLORS, WHITE PAPER, SHARP CORNERS DELIVERS THIS EXAMPLE FOR INTO THE 5 STAR EYE APPEAL RATING (WHICH FEW U.S. NOTES HAVE EVER ATTAINED). CANDIDLY, THIS IS "THE" FINEST FR 296 (AESTHETICALLY) THAT YOU WILL EVER SEE, PERIOD! (WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER 296 LISTED IN EBAY STORE IN AU 55PQ)