2003 St. Louis, MO (CAA) Signature Sale - Session 4

Fr. 63a 1863 $5 Legal Tender New. Strictly original surfaces, perfect ink color, and margins that are incredibly broad for the issue everywhere but th

Fr. 63b $5 1863 Legal Tender Fine-Very Fine. There is a repaired edge split, and the paper is a little toned. The ink colors are strong, and the margi

Fr. 64 $5 1869 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. A broadly margined, flashy, brightly colored example of this Rainbow Pioneer Five. Not a rare type, even i

Fr. 64 $5 1869 Legal Tender CGA Gem Uncirculated 67. A broadly margined note, with beautiful centering of both sides. The note has fully bright red, g

Fr. 64 $5 1869 Legal Tender Choice New. Really nice color and original paper surfaces, but the margins are a bit skewed. They are broad everywhere but

Fr. 64 $5 1869 Legal Tender Choice New. Tight across the bottom, and with an overly large top margin that allows almost the entire plate number &quo...

Fr. 64 $5 1869 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Super color highlights this Rainbow Five. The note is superb in every sense but for the side face margins

Fr. 64 $5 1869 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Separated by 35 serial numbers from the note above, and absolutely identical right down to the centering.

Fr. 69 $5 1878 Legal Tender Gem New. Fr. 69 is a number not often seen in this grade. The colors are terrific, and the margins, while not perfectly ev

Fr. 71 $5 1880 Legal Tender CGA Gem Uncirculated 65. These Large Brown Spiked Seal Pioneers are always popular with collectors. Important notice: We e

Fr. 71 $5 1880 Legal Tender Choice New. Closely margined, but otherwise an exceptional example, with good paper originality and excellent color. Fr. 7

Fr. 73 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Gem but for the slightly tight bottom margin. The color is excellent, and the note has super eye appeal.

Fr. 73 $5 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Gem but for the slightly tight bottom margin. The second brightly colored, good looking note from this co

Fr. 74 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. Absolutely perfect color along with cavernous deep, original embossing highlight this Large Red Seal Blue Serial

Fr. 74 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. Consecutive to the note above, and its twin in every respect. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots a

Fr. 74 $5 1880 $5 Legal Tender Choice New. The top margin comes just a tad tight for the Gem grade, but the note has incredibly deep, original embossi

Fr. 79 $5 1880 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. Huge margins, perfect paper surfaces, deep, original embossing and tons of color all combine on this beaut

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. A well centered beauty, with good paper surfaces, broad margins and a very nice overall appearance. Important not

Fr. 80 $5 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. If the bottom margin had the breadth of the top on this "A" position note, this crackling fresh Pione...

Fr. 81 $5 1880 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. Boardwalk margins all around, along with super paper originality and boldly evident, deep embossing. The f

Fr. 81 $5 1880 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. The second note of a consecutive pair, absolutely identical to the above. Important notice: We expect to b

Fr. 82 $5 1880 Legal Tender Note Extremely Fine. A beautiful, strictly original XF with perfect margins and color. Important notice: We expect to be a

Fr. 83 $5 1907 Legal Tender Gem New. Unusually well margined with bright colors and a very nice overall appearance. Fr. 83 is nowhere near as common a

Fr. 83 $5 1907 Legal Tender Gem New. Beautifully centered on both sides, with good paper originality and tons of color. Fr. 83 is one of the scarcer n

Fr. 85 $5 1907 Legal Tender Gem New. Good paper originality, broad, even margins, excellent centering of both sides and not a hint of so much as a cou

Fr. 85 $5 1907 Legal Tender CGA Gem Uncirculated 66. A broadly margined example of this less common number. The red overprint is beautifully bright. I

Fr. 85 $5 1907 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. This note, from this collection of outlandishly nice Pioneer Fives, is the first of a consecutive pair. Th

Fr. 85 $5 1907 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. Consecutive to the note above, and its perfect twin right down to its being accompanied by a CGA-66 strip.

Fr. 85 $5 1907 Legal Tender Choice About New. A nice note, with the appearance of a Gem but a single soft center fold. Important notice: We expect to

Fr. 87 $5 1907 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. A gorgeous note, with clearly evident embossing, boardwalk margins all around, bright colors and magnetic

Fr. 87 $5 1907 Legal Tender Choice About New. There is an extremely light center fold on this otherwise Superb bright, strictly original Pioneer. Impo

Fr. 87 $5 1907 Legal Tender Choice About New. But for a very soft center fold, this perfectly original note is fully Gem. Important notice: We expect

Fr. 87 $5 1907 Legal Tender Star Note Very Fine. Only five examples are listed in the Murray records, and this piece brings the count to six. It'...

Fr. 88 $5 1907 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. A simply flawless example of this popular Pioneer note. The margins are broad and even all around, the pap

Fr. 88 $5 1907 Legal Tender Choice About New. A lovely note, with good paper originality and excellent margins. It's one light corner fold and a...

Fr. 88 $5 1907 Legal Tender About New. Bright colors and a good overall appearance. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 2

Fr. 89 $5 1907 Legal Tender Choice Extremely Fine. A good-looking note with the appearance of a higher grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctio

Fr. 89 $5 1907 Legal Tender Star Very Fine. This new-to-the-census piece brings the count to five for this non-mule Fr. 89. Only one mule is known, ma

Two Pioneer Fives. Fr. 90 and 91, each Extremely Fine. with fully original paper surfaces and rich colors. A nice pair. 2 notes Important notice: We e

Fr. 91 $5 1907 Legal Tender Gem New. A real beauty, with unusually large margins for the issue, super color and ideal centering of both sides. A very

Fr. 91 $5 1907 Legal Tender CGA Choice Uncirculated 64. A pretty Pioneer with excellent color and sharp print quality. Important notice: We expect to

Fr. 91 $5 1907 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A bit too tight at the bottom for a full Gem grade, but strictly original and beautifully bright. Importa

Fr. 91 $5 1907 Legal Tender Choice About New. A great-looking Pioneer Five with just a trace of a vertical center fold. Important notice: We expect to

Fr. 91 $5 1907 Legal Tender Choice Extremely Fine. Tight at the top, but bright and original. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the

Fr. 93 $10 1862 Legal Tender Choice Extremely Fine. A real peach of a note, with broad margins, excellent centering, strictly original paper surfaces

Fr. 93 $10 1862 Legal Tender CGA Very Good-Fine 10. Well worn, with a faded seal and a few minor edge problems. Important notice: We expect to be auct

Fr. 93 $10 1862 Legal Tender Very Good. There are a few pinholes, but this well circulated early Ten has no other conspicuous problems. The colors are

Fr. 95b $10 1863 Legal Tender Extremely Fine-About New. This lightly circulated Greenback Ten is a lovely example for the type and grade. It has just

Fr. 95b $10 1863 Legal Tender Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Similar in appearance to the above note but with a few more folds, hence the lower grade. A co

Fr. 96 $10 1869 Legal Tender Very Choice New. Gem but for centering, this Rainbow Ten certainly lives up to its colorful nickname. The colors are spec

Fr. 96 $10 1869 Legal Tender Choice Very Fine. Hugely margined and with super color for the grade. An extremely nice example of a very popular type. T

Fr. 99 $10 1878 Legal Tender Very Fine. Fewer than 75 examples of this one-number type are known, and this solid Very Fine is a nice one. The colors o

Fr. 103 $10 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. Deep, original embossing, bright ink color and razor sharp printing all combine on this Large Round Red Seal Ja

Fr. 103 $100 1880 Legal Tender Very Fine. Only about 75 examples of this number are known. This one is evenly circulated, well margined and free of pr

Fr. 107 $10 1880 Legal Tender CGA Gem Uncirculated 67. Very well margined, with super color and original embossing that can be seen through the third-

Fr. 110 $10 1880 Legal Tender About New. There is a very light horizontal fold on this otherwise exceptionally nice Jackass Ten. Fr. 110 is a slightly

Fr. 113 $10 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. Although the margins could be a touch wider, this note has overall technical perfection that still merits the f

Fr. 114 $10 1901 Legal Tender Choice Extremely Fine. A totally natural, beautifully margined Bison that has a number of folds, all of which are extrem

Fr. 115 $10 1901 Legal Tender Very Fine. Although the paper is a little flat, this Bison retains plenty of crispness and a bold red overprint. Importa

Fr. 118 $10 1901 Legal Tender CGA About Uncirculated 50. Well margined and bright. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 20

Fr. 118 $10 1901 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. Well margined, bright and 100% original, with clean surfaces and lots of eye appeal. A perfect collector

Fr. 120 $10 1901 Legal Tender Fine-Very Fine. Strictly original, with super color, ideal centering, and not a hint of a problem. An ideal collector gr

Fr. 121 $10 1901 Legal Tender Fine. Good color remains on this circulated and somewhat soft Bison. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots a

Fr. 122 $10 1901 Legal Tender CGA Choice Uncirculated 64. A nice-looking Bison that has bold embossing that is visible through the third-party encapsu

Fr. 122 $10 1901 Legal Tender Very Choice New. But for the unfortunate happenstance of a tight top face margin, this Bison is utterly superb. It is re

Fr. 122 $10 1901 Legal Tender Very Fine-Extremely Fine. A well centered Bison note that is possessed of nice centering and good eye appeal for the gra

Fr. 122 $10 1901 Legal Tender Fine. A small notch is missing from the top margin in the center, otherwise this is a nice problem-free circulated Bison

Fr. 122 $10 1901 Legal Tender CGA Fine 15. A nice evenly-circulated Bison with a few pinholes. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at th

Fr. 122 $10 1901 Legal Tender Fine. A strictly original, unmolested Bison with good color remaining. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots

Fr. 123 $10 1923 Legal Tender CGA Gem Uncirculated 66. This note is from the final pack of 100, which has supplied the hobby with most of the really n

Fr. 123 $10 1923 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. There is an unobtrusive repaired small tear at the top, and the top margin is tight all the way across o

Fr. 123 $10 1923 Legal Tender Very Good. Although the paper quality is suggestive of a half a grade or so higher, there are a few minor edge splits th

Fr. 124 $20 1862 Legal Tender About Fine. Although this First Obligation Greenback Twenty obviously spent plenty of time in the channels of commerce,

Fr. 127 $20 1869 Legal Tender CGA Fine 15. Lots of color remains on this Rainbow Twenty. It appears to be a nice example of the grade. Important notic

Fr. 129 $20 1878 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. Broadly margined, perfectly centered, and with bold, rich colors, this note is from the run that has sup

Fr. 129 $20 1878 Legal Tender Note Superb Gem New. Flawlessly centered on both sides with flashy bright colors huge margins and all the eye appeal in

Fr. 129 $20 1878 Legal Tender Note Superb Gem New. A knockout beauty from this fresh original run. The red overprint is particularly bold and the desi

Fr. 129 $20 1878 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. We've sold quite a few pieces from this run of uncirculated 1878 Twenties, and this one is as nice...

Fr. 129 $20 1878 Legal Tender Note Gem New. If the right face margin was anywhere near the size of the unusually large left margin the note would be a

Fr. 140 $20 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. A lovely example that traces its pedigree all the way back to ownership by William Philpott, who owned it as th

Fr. 141 $20 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A very pretty example of this number, that is just a touch of margin shy of what we would like to see f

Fr. 141 $20 1880 Legal Tender CGA Fine 12. An evenly circulated example with no apparent problems. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots a

Fr. 142 $20 1880 Legal Tender Superb Gem New. A flawless example of this rather scarce number. About 75 pieces are known, quite a few of which are unc

Fr. 147 $20 1880 Legal Tender Gem New. A lovely example of this final $20 Legal. The margins are fuller than what is normally seen on this number, the

Fr. 147 $20 1880 Legal Tender Very Choice New. A perfect Gem by all standards but centering. The top margin is too tight for the highest grade, but th

Fr. 147 $20 1880 Legal Tender Extremely Fine. A rather handsome example of this final $20 Legal. The colors are strong and the note has a nice overall

Fr. 147 $20 1880 Legal Tender About Extremely Fine. A rather nice example of this popular type, with good color and excellent margins. Important notic

Fr. 147 $20 1880 Legal Tender Choice Very Fine. Only 22 Stars are known for this design type, seventeen of which are Fr. 147 Elliott-White mules, as i

Fr. 151 1869 $50 Legal Tender Fine. The lower right corner tip has been restored on this rather pretty 1869 Fifty. The colors are excellent, and much

Fr. 151 $50 1869 Legal Tender Very Good-Fine. Lots of color remains on this well-margined, circulated example of an extremely popular one-number type.

Fr. 164 $50 1880 Legal Tender Fine-Very Fine. Problem free, with excellent margins and lots of eye appeal for the grade. Fr. 164 is by far the most av

Fr. 164 $50 1880 Legal Tender Fine. The paper surfaces are a touch soft, and the note has a few minor stains, but it's overall a nice representa...

Fr. 179 $100 1880 Legal Tender Fine. Hundred Dollar Legals are all rare, and this one, with a census of about two dozen examples known, is the second

Fr. 185k $500 1880 Legal Tender Fine. One of the more important rarities that CAA has had to offer. It's beautifully margined and quite bright f...

Fr. 190a $10 1864 Compound Interest Treasury Note Very Fine. Fewer than two dozen examples of this number are known, and this is one of the better one

Fr. 190b $10 1864 Compound Interest Treasury Note Fine. There are a few very minor repairs of edge splits and internal splits at the overprint, but th

Fr. 212-e $100 1865 Interest Bearing Note Very Fine, Restored. A remarkable example of this incredible rarity, one of just three known examples, and t

Fr. 214 $10 1879 Refunding Certificate Fine. Decently margined and rather attractive for the grade, but the note has a well repaired center split and

Fr. 214 $10 1879 Refunding Certificate Very Good. But for a repair to the lower left corner, the note is a solid problem-free example for the grade. I

Fr. 215 $1 1886 Silver Certificate Superb Gem New. Deep, original embossing and excellent centering highlight this first Martha number. The colors are