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Fr. 341 $100 1880 Silver Certificate About

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - United States Start Price:5,250.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Fr. 341 $100 1880 Silver Certificate About
Fr. 341 $100 1880 Silver Certificate About New. Only 23 examples of this number are known, and this is one of the very nicest. The only reported uncirculated note was formerly in the Bebee Collection. It is now in the ANA museum. Of the 23 known pieces, the one mentioned above is in the ANA museum, and four others are in government collections. Only this and one other are reported as AU. The note is beautifully margined, well centered on both sides and perfectly bright, and it has the eye appeal of an uncirculated piece. The note has been off the market since it last appeared at public auction 19 years ago. Opportunities to acquire Hundred Dollar Silvers of any number in any grade are few and far between. Only about fifty 1880 Hundreds are known for all varieties combined, with more than a dozen of those permanently impounded. Of the 40 theoretically available to collectors, only three compare with this piece for grade. After a quiet market period of about two years for important notes, prices have begun to pick up again. The combination of high grade and rarity has always been a challenge to estimate, but we would not be surprised to see this great note reach or exceed . . . <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. <BR><BR><B>IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RESERVES:</B> Heritage now divulges all reserves on its web site 7 days before every auction. If you want to know whether the reserve on this lot has been met, and if not, what the reserve amount is, please visit this lot page on the HeritageCoin.com web site, or email: bid@HeritageGalleries.com