1863年500美元纸钞 PCGS BG MS 64

1863年500美元纸钞 PCGS BG MS 64

Fr. 183c (W-4006). 1863 $500 Legal Tender Note. PCGS Very Choice New 64 PPQ.，This 1863 $500 Legal Tender Note is one of the most prominent notes in the Joel R. Anderson Collection and a true marvel to behold. It is one of just two known Uncirculated examples of the type. Just six notes are recorded in the census for this $500 design type including both 1862 and 1863-dated varieties. Three of the five known are of this catalog number, and only two of these are held privately, the third being a likely permanent resident in the collection of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. PCGS has graded both this note and the serial number 42223 example as Very Choice New 64 PPQ. The remaining notes of the type are all in the Very Good to Very Fine range.

Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin is seen at the center, surrounded by a circular frame of tiny die counters each reading FIVE HUNDRED. Large 500 counters are seen at the upper left and right, while FIVE HUNDRED overlaps ornate green panels below on either side. A boldly inked red Treasury Seal is seen left of the portrait. Printed signatures of Chittenden and Spinner are seen at lower left and right. The printing is beautifully executed by the American Bank Note Company, with all of the design elements vividly detailed and strongly inked. The rich green and red colors for which these early Legal Tender types are known are as nice as the day they were printed. The ornate back design is fully printed in green with large 500 counters to left and right and the obligation centered inside an oval frame. The paper is incredibly well preserved and is creamy white with traces of natural paper wave and original embossing still evident.

This note is the plate example in <em>100 Greatest American Currency Notes</em> by Q. David Bowers and David M. Sundman, where the type is ranked #19, and it carries a fine provenance to the collections of James Wade, the legendary Amon Carter, Robert Friedberg and James W. Thompson. This note last traded publicly in October of 2005 where it sold for $621,000.

$500 Legal Tender Notes, Series of 1863, Second Obligation</strong><p>Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin at the center of the face is one of the most important figures in the history of the Treasury. He served from 1801 to 1813 and was very erudite on banking and financial matters, a trait not common among political employees.

The face, back, and tint plates for the $500 Series of 1862 and 1863 Legal Tender Notes were engraved by the American Bank Note Company. The American and National Bank Note companies shared the printing for the Second Obligation notes, as here. Treasury signatures of Chittenden and Spinner were printed on the face by using a separate plate and a special ink.

The face bears the imprint, "American Bank Note Co. New York" in drop-out white letters on a black strip in the green vignette below the portrait, which is not easy to see. At the left is a red Treasury Seal. Below the green vignette to the right is "PATENTED 30 JUNE 1857," referring to the "Canada green" said to deter counterfeiting. The serial number is imprinted in red at the right. All bear the address of the Sub-Treasury in New York City. We estimate that 8,000 were printed of this variety. Such notes were hardly ever used in daily commerce, but were useful in bank-to-bank and Treasury transactions.<p>，From the Joel R. Anderson Collection of United States Paper Money, Part I. Earlier from Koike, Limpert & Hessler Illustrations; James M. Wade; Matt Haft; Robert Friedberg; Amon Carter; James W. Thompson; Hickman & Oakes June 1985 sale, lot 1150; Lyn Knights December 1998 sale, lot 101; Lyn Knights June 2000 sale, lot 301; Jay Parrino February 2002 Fixed Price List; Lyn Knights October 2005 sale, lot 13.<p>，