Feb 18-19, 2002, The Benson Collection Part 2, Sale 13
Lot 2317
1928 $10 Gold certificate,
Fr-2400. Crisp Uncirculated. Decent centering and still fairly bright.
Always popular for the broken golden promises.
Estimated Value $200-250.
Purchased from Allen's Coin Shop in Westerville, Ohio some years ago.
Lot 2318
1928 $20 Gold certificate,
Fr-2402. Crisp Uncirculated. Brilliant colors, with bright gold ink which
was applied in abundance, so much so that when this one was manufactured, the
sheet behind this note left a trace of its seal on the reverse. The front is
well centered, the reverse is a touch out of alignment. This is the last of the
gold-backed notes.
Estimated Value $250-300.
Purchased from Superior
Stamp & Coin, an A-Mark Company sale "The Premier Auction Sale", January 31,
1995, lot 1292.
Lot 2319
1928 $20 Gold certificate,
Fr-2402. Choice AU. Nice centering and color.
Estimated Value $175-225.
From Lyn F. Knight Inc.'s sale, September 23, 1994, lot 682.
Lot 2320
1928 $50 Gold certificate,
Fr-2404. CU. Clean surfaces and well preserved. This one has bright gold
seals and serial numbers, and is well centered.
Estimated Value
$1,000-1,250.
Purchased from Lyn F. Knight, Inc.'s MBS, September 18,
1995, Lot 151.
Lot 2321
1928 $100 Gold
certificate, Fr-2405. Choice AU. Great centering and just a few folds from
new. These are the final issue of $100 gold certificates that were released
into circulation.
Estimated Value $1,250-1,500.
Purchased from Lyn
F. Knight Inc.'s CPME Auction, February 1995, lot 571.