a couple weeks ago I posted my latest purchase off of e-bay a series 1934 $1,000 bill in 55 A/U, low and behold when it came in was really thrilled, but on the invoice it not only said large selection but something else caught my eye was the word no tax, what a great selling point, especially when your dealing with high value notes this could save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars in taxes. After taking a look at this guys website nearly 200 $500 and $1,000 notes plus an additional 300 notes you can tell this guys a major player in the currency market was just flipping through and found this super nice specimen not only was it a grade bump to 58 but more important the designation of PPQ now this in the real world would be around $1,200 but because I was able to send the other note back and save nearly $900 in taxes I was able to get a much better note for a mere $195 !! A side note, because of the wet style process used in printing these the PPQ designation is much harder to get as allot of them have waves on the sides so people tried press them or alter the paper in some way causing that designation to go away.
Yep the close up on your new bill looks much better, plus that PPQ adds a tad of attitude and if you can't have attitude with a $1,000 bill it might be time to start stacking silver! j/k
Every high denomination note I have seen has some degree of wrinkle to it some are just more pronounced then others but pretty much standard across the board.
-Great note! Yes, the PPQ designation is tough to find b/c so many collectors (dealers & non-collectors) thought it was "ok" to press/clean (& make more $) back in the day when original notes weren't sought out (& few TPG's were established & fewer notes were certified) like they are today. An awesome addition!
I am going to upgrade my $500 as well as soon as I find a 58PPQ the 55 I have right now is pretty awesome but the grade bump and a PPQ designation is what I am looking for
