2003 September CAA Sale #329 - Session 4

$5 Educational Silver Certificate Progress Proof. This Proof is shown in Hessler's work as SE-14. Although Hessler shows only the design area wi...

$5 Educational Silver Certificate Progress Proof. A magnificent Five Dollar Educational Proof printed on India Paper. The printing took place on this

$2 Legal Tender Progress Proof. This appears to be the final version of this unused but beautiful design, which is listed in Hessler as LE-6e. It is e

Fr. 203 $50 1863 Interest Bearing Note Back Proof. A broadly margined proof of the back of this very rare two-year Interest Bearing Note. It's f...

Fr. 3 $5 1861 Demand Note Choice Fine. Flawless for the grade with bold signatures and infinitely better centering than generally seen on this type. I

Fr. 3 $5 1861 Demand Note Fine. But for a few tiny pinholes, this is a Choice example of the grade. It has good signatures, excellent margins and terr

Fr. 16 $1 1862 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A fresh, original note that rates the full Gem grade but for the left face margin's being a hair ti...

Fr. 16 $1 1862 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A near-Gem example, with good original embossing, bright colors and lots of eye appeal. A rather common n

Fr. 16 $1 1862 Legal Tender CGA About Uncirculated 50. The paper's lightly aged, and one of the corners is rounded. Important notice: Heritage ...

Fr. 19 $1 1874 Legal Tender Choice New. A broadly margined example, with good paper originality, excellent colors and lots of eye appeal. A large port

Fr. 21 $1 1875 Legal Tender Very Fine. This is the very scarce "A" note, with only about a dozen and a half pieces know in all grades comb...

Fr. 30 $1 1880 Legal Tender Choice New. The margins are too tight for the Gem grade, but that is this pretty note's only problem. The colors are...

Fr. 31 $1 1880 Legal Tender Very Fine. This is a one-number type, with the large salmon-colored spiked seal and the blue serial numbers. About 100 pie

Fr. 36 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A decently margined, bright example that comes rather close to the full Gem grade. Important notice: Her

Fr. 36 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A well margined example, near the full Gem grade. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material a

Fr. 36 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A near-Gem example with super margins for the issue. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions materia

Fr. 36 $1 1917 Legal Tender Star Note Very Choice New. A strictly original near-Gem example of a popular Star type. About 90 Fr. 36 Stars are known, b

Fr. 37 $1 1917 Legal Tender Choice About New. Absolutely humungous margins for the type, with perfect color and strictly original surfaces. Unfortunat

Fr. 37 $1 1917 Legal Tender Note Very Fine. A nice natural note. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Note Superb Gem New. Deep original embossing, broad margins and perfect colors. A common number that is not seen very freq

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A consecutive pair, both fresh, original and perfect Gems but for a tight top margin. 2 notes Important

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A lovely consecutive pair, fresh, original and fully Gem but for a rather close-cut top margin. 2 notes

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A lovely consecutive trio, fresh, original and fully Gem but for close-cut top margins. 3 notes Importan

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Deep, original embossing and perfect colors. The note would grade Gem if it were not for a tight bottom m

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Choice New. Light aging at the edges is all that prevents the full Gem grade on this strictly original, well margined piec

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Choice About New. There is a single light fold in this otherwise very nice example. Important notice: Heritage usually au

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Gem New. This note and the next thirteen pieces all come from the first half of the same pack. Every note is bright, fresh

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Identical to the above, but with a tight top margin. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions materia

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Again identical, but this time tight across the bottom. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions mate

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A consecutive pair from the same pack, both tight across the bottom but otherwise perfect. 2 notes Impor

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Another consecutive pair, bright, original and very close to the full Gem grade. 2 notes Important notic

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Three consecutive notes from the first half of the same pack. A lovely run, perfect Gems but for their cl

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. The final three notes from this lovely run, including a consecutive pair. Slightly tight bottom margins a

Fr. 39 $1 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Three consecutive pieces, but not from the same run as the group above. Again, perfect Gems save for a sl

Fr. 40 $1 1923 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. The first of two identical, fresh, originally embossed Fr. 40's with three-digit serial numbers, eac...

Fr. 40 $1 1923 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. Consecutive to the above, and identical in every respect. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions mat

Fr. 40 $1 1923 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. Three consecutive three-digit notes, each with excellent original embossing, broad margins and bright colo

Fr. 40 $1 1923 Legal Tender Star Note Superb Gem New. An essentially unimprovable example of this popular Star Note type. It's from a run of app...

Fr. 40 $1 1923 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A near-Gem example with a four-digit serial number. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material

Fr. 40 $1 1923 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Good paper originality, a four-digit serial number and nice centering. Important notice: Heritage usuall

Fr. 40 $1 1923 Legal Tender Very Choice New. This note, which comes close to the Gem grade, has a four-digit radar serial number. Important notice: H

Fr. 40 $1 1923 Legal Tender Very Choice New. This three-digit example is crackling fresh, with good original embossing and lots of bright color. It ha

Fr. 40 $1 1923 Legal Tender Choice About New. Strictly original, broadly margined and with superb color. A single light vertical center fold away from

Fr. 41 $2 1862 Legal Tender Fine. Perfect for the grade, with unusually good color remaining as well as better-than-average centering. Another very ni

Fr. 41 $2 1862 Legal Tender Very Good. There are a few minor edge splits on this otherwise decent example. Important notice: Heritage usually auction

Fr. 41a $2 1862 Legal Tender Very Good. There is a small piece missing from the top margin. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at t

Fr. 42 $2 1869 Legal Tender Very Choice New. This Rainbow Deuce is Superb but for the left face margin which comes a touch tighter than we like to see

Fr. 44 $2 1875 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. Rather closely margined, but a nice original example of a relatively scarce note. Only around 50 pieces ar

Fr. 51 $2 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. If the right face margin were just a touch broader, this pretty note would be fully Gem. The colors are s

Fr. 52 $2 1880 Legal Tender Choice Very Fine. A bright, attractive natural VF. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 20

Fr. 53 $2 1880 Legal Tender Fine. The face of this rare note lays some claim to the Very Fine grade, but the back is a bit too soiled. It's quit...

Fr. 57 $2 1917 Legal Tender Choice New. A very nicely margined example with good print quality and an excellent overall appearance. Important notice:

Fr. 60 $2 1917 Legal Tender CGA Gem Uncirculated 65. A very nicely margined example that certainly appears to have earned its grade. Important notice

Fr. 60 $2 1917 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Gem but for the close top and bottom margins, as is most often the case for this final Large Size Legal D

Fr. 60 $2 1917 Legal Tender Choice New. Rather closely margined at the top and bottom as virtually always, but bright, fresh and original. Important

Fr. 60 $2 1917 Legal Tender Choice About New. This nice original note has a single very light fold. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions mater

Fr. 60 $2 1917 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. A well margined, perfectly natural example. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the r

Fr. 61a $5 1862 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. A nice, natural note with excellent color and far better margins than are typically encountered for this

Fr. 63 $5 1863 Legal Tender Very Fine. The margins are irregular, but they touch the design only at the left end of the face. The red seal has faded a

Fr. 64 $5 1869 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Snappy, fresh, fully colored and strictly original, this Rainbow Pioneer Five is Superb but for the side

Fr. 64 $5 1869 Legal Tender New. A nice bright example, with good paper originality and no problems other than margins: the top and right are extremel

Fr. 72 $5 1880 Legal Tender Choice New. This Large Brown Seal Red Serial Number Pioneer Five has very deep, easily seen embossing. It also has an unus

Fr. 72 $5 1880 Legal Tender About New. This bright, well margined, Large Brown Seal Pioneer Five has a single center fold and no other defects. Impor

Fr. 72 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Fine. Tight across the top and with the paper a bit aged, but the ink colors remain strong. Important notice: Herita

Fr. 73 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Gem New. A lovely cut sheet with excellent centering, bright colors, sharp print quality, and super eye

Fr. 73 $5 1880 Legal Tender CGA Gem Uncirculated 66. The original embossing can be plainly seen even through the encapsulation on this broadly margine

Fr. 73 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Fine. This handsome circulated note is ideal for the grade. It's evenly circulated, well margined and blemish f...

Fr. 74 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Fine. Good original embossing and bright ink colors highlight this nice circulated note. Important notice: Heritage

Fr. 78 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Only about three dozen examples are known in all grades combined, and this is certainly one of the nicer

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Notes. This is the first lot from an original pack of 100 Fr. 80's that will be offered in the next 43 lots. But for...

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. The bottom margin strays a bit close at the left, but the note has super paper originality, bright colors

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. The fifth note from the pack, identical to the preceeding. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions m

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. The sixth note from the pack, identical to the preceeding. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions m

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. The seventh note from the pack, identical to the preceeding. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. The eighth note from the pack, identical to the preceeding few but for a slightly broader bottom margin, allowing

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Gem New. Notes 9 through 12 form a gorgeous, bright, fresh, broadly margined Cut Sheet, with strictly or

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Very Choice New. A lovely Cut Sheet, with two of the notes fully Gem and the other two just a touch unde

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Very Choice New. This Cut Sheet, notes 17 through 20, is identical to the Cut Sheet above, with all four

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four New. All four notes have slightly rounded corners and very light corner folds, but all four are well mar

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. For some reason, the 25th note in this pack is not well preserved. The edges are a bit ratty, the counting

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. In spite of its ratty neighbor in the pack, this 26th note is impeccable. Beautifully bright, with deep originali

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. Identical to the above. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hou

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. Another, identical to the above lot, and simply perfect. One of the nicest notes in the pack. Important notice:

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Gem New. A simply lovely Cut Sheet, with broad, even margins, bright colors, perfect paper originality a

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Gem New. This Cut Sheet, consisting of notes number 33 through 36, is beautifully margined, and again, 1

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Choice New. Four more strictly original, beautiful notes. The counting mark is a bit soiled on the first

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Very Choice New. Numbers 37 through 40 form a fresh, original Cut Sheet. All four notes come quite close

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Very Choice New. Identical to the Cut Sheet above. The "A" note fully makes the Gem grade. 4...

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Choice New. The "B" note has a corner fold; the other three notes grade Choice to Gem. 4 not...

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Very Choice New. This Cut Sheet, numbers 53 through 56, are all bright, fresh, well embossed and problem

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Gem New. One of the nicer Cut Sheets from this terrific pack. All four notes make the top grade, with id

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Gem New. Another one of the nicer Cut Sheets from this terrific pack. All four notes achieve the top gra

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Gem New. Like the sheet before it, each one of these four notes, numbers 65 through 68, comes quite near

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Choice New. The "D"-position note, number 72, has a little light handling, and the "A&q...

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. Number 73 from the pack is a real beauty, with broad margins, bright colors, excellent embossing and terrific eye

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. Note number 74 is also a pristine, broadly margined, fresh, problem-free example. Important notice: Heritage usu

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Consecutive Pair. Strangely, these two notes, three quarters of the way through the pack, have taken a considerable beatin

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four About New. Each of these four notes is well margined and strictly original. Each has a corner fold or tw

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Cut Sheet of Four Choice About New. Numbers 81 through 84 all have a few corner folds at the lower right but are otherwise

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Choice About New. A single corner fold at the lower right is all that separates note number 85 from a much higher grade.