Can you guess the grade of this 1901 $10 Bison?

Howdy peeps,

I never hop over to this forum but I thought I'd see just how good ya'll are at guessing the grade of paper. :whistle: For your viewing pleasure today, we have a gorgeous 1901 $10 Bison. What grade would you give it?

Ribbit

 

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Toad, I'll take a shot at the grade and say unc 65. Another great looking note. :thumb:

Lou

 

I have no idea how to grade paper but I'll say MS-66 , AND I WANT ONE !!!!!
Rusty

 

This is a nice one! UNC 65 :thumb:

 

Which one do you like the most?

Ribbit

 

Very Nice! That is for a serious note collector!

Jim

 

Although the 1896 $1 seems to be a bit more worn, I like it better for numerous reasons

 

This is unbiased as I have not read any other opinions on this.
MS66/67?

 

MS grades ... for notes??? maybe a 62/63, the margins look off.

 

I agree

 

64 or a 65 EPQ

 

65 ppq

 

Now for The Rest of The Story.

This note is currently for sale on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-MINT-1901-10-BISON-LEGAL-TENDER-WHAT-A-NOTE_W0QQitemZ270346892891QQ

And it sold November 2008 at Bowers & Merena:

http://www.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/lot_detail.aspx?&AuctionNo=13140&SessionNo=5&LotNo=5247

So now you have found out what some sellers on Ebay are doing, they're buying medium grade bills and doctoring them to make them look Unc and relisting them as Unc on Ebay. To me, that's criminal but to Ebay, it's a buck. :goof:

I thought you guys would like to see this firsthand, so that's why I posted it how I did. I wanted an unbiased opinion as to grade, before you saw what the original grade was. And for those that don't know it, this bill has a pedigree so it will never obtain a better grade than it had before and now that it's been messed with, the grade may even go down. :goofer:

Ribbit

 

based on the pics at Bowers, i still dont see whay it was graded 35... still a lovely note!