1869 $2 Rainbow Back from Grading...

Well I got my email today and the result is in...this note came back a VF35 PPQ from PCGS....

I was hoping for an XF but it was not to be...

It is still a beautiful note that supplements the $1 Rainbow some of you had to look up today....

Next I will move on to the $5 when I get a chance to save up some more $$$$

Hope you enjoy the image....




RickieB

 

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even a beautiful star. what's it worth?

 

Thats a nice one! You 'gonna resubmit?

 

I did not even realize this existed. Beautiful.

 

i like that one alot.

 

This is really not a Star note. The Star for this and many other large size notes is simply the suffix or ending symbol of a serial number.

Star Notes (replacement notes) were not implemented until ~1910 or so. Here is the link... http://www.cointalk.com/t45123/

Here is another note that the SN is ended with a suffix star.....




Read up on it if you get the chance...The Series 1869 Rainbow Notes exis in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500,and $1000

In 2005 a Gem example of the $100 was sold for ~ $212,000
The Portrait of Lincoln on this note was engraved by Charles Burt from a photograph by Anthony Berger. On the right side of the $100 Rainbow is a Vignette Titled "Reconstruction" engraved by Louis Delnoce.RickieB


What I really like about my $2 note is that the Red Spiked Seal shows a special Seal serial number of (13) which is a significant number in U.S. History...just as in the fed seal above the key, 13 stars.

 

Vf35 !!!!

I would re-submit it . VF 35 is a low grade for a note like that !

 

I just may send it to PMG for their opinion...LOL

But as scanners do hide imperfections, the note has some folds, not hard paper breaks but it has 3 folds...look close at the note where you would make a tri-fold and you will see them...

Regards,

RickieB

 

Wow! What a great looking note...
Just look at the Treasurer's calligraphic signature!

I own a $2 large note (not rainbow) 1917 series which has a similar face, with SN: D95534312A. The reverse is quite different, the Treasury seal smaller and does not overlap other elements. A lot of other elements in the 1917 seem crowded or missing such as the text under Jefferson along the bottom edge in your 1869 or various face plate notations.

Of course mine isn't graded, it's creased and heavily circulated, even stained, but it was given to me as a family heirloom piece so it has that special appeal for me.

This is the best pic I currently have available to share of my Series 1917. (sorry about the small photo thing, can't overcome CTs auto resize limit to the ridiculous 11.1kb! Have tried other sizes, file types and CT User CP settings but don't get this resize feature.)

 

A stunning note nonetheless...

 

That is Francis E. Spinner...there are papers about his signature and how it came to be that way! You will find this on many many fractionals as well...

He is credited for the employment of the first women in the Treasury to hand cut notes.....among other things LOL

Look him up, what a Great man he was!


RickieB

 

Re-posting image URL for LARGER PICS

Just returning to re-post the image of my 1917 $2 Note again having found some time this morning to learn the way to upload larger pics. Apologies for the re-posting. Image should now be clickable, open in a new window and double click to that one to view large. :thumb:

 

Crusty...was that note taped to something??

RickieB

 

Did you mean Krispy?

 

Crusty...Krispy...Original..heck I am ready to order that chicken!!

Sorry my friends for the confusion...LOL


RickieB

 

Wow! now thats a nice note love it.
Bob

 

Thanks Bob...

These get expensive very very fast....

I know where an AU example is for 7.5K

Intrested??


RickieB

 

I am not entirely sure. When the note was given to me it was flat and in a small manila envelope. There was nothing else in contact at that point besides a few other notes. I removed it from the envelope as it was likely acidic paper and placed the notes in individual Safgard sleeves. It looks to me that the note was kept folded into a quarter of it's full size and may have spent a long time in an envelope. The vertical area of the obverse seems discolored due to contact with something like paper, an envelope or an old wallet... I'm not sure what it might have been. I do not think it was in contact with tape as the surface of the paper is not torn nor crusted from contact with the adhesive of tape.

LOL! No problem.

However, if you're hungry for chicken then check out the new double down
:eating:

 

The blood in my arteries just slowed down another notch....LOL :eating:

WOW!!


RickieB

 

Beautiful note Rickie from probably my favorite series. I'm sorry you didn't get the grade you wanted...but it is a great note anyway!