Series 1928D $1 Silver Cert. STAR NOTE (Fr#1604*)

Hey All.

Just wanted to show off an item I have prior to sending it in for authentication/grading.

This is a $1 U.S. Silver Certificate STAR note from series 1928D (Fr#1604*). This is one of the tough series in the set of $1 SC star notes to obtain, particularly in higher grades.

Any comments or discussion on this or any similar items is greatly appreciated.

And here it is:



Thank You.

 

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Meow thinks its crazy pretty. What a gem to you have there.

 

Nice note, based on the pictures you provided, i would go AU/55
Why? first on the front of the note, the margin is very shallow, plus
It appears it may have been trimmed as the lines dont look strait
To me, corners are good but not great, also the note seems to be
a bit soiled especially on the corners, on the back side, you have
a pretty bad alignment issue but not terrible upper margin seems
to be climbing a bit, cant feel the paper so cant give you an accurate
EPQ designation, so those are my thoughts.

 

Tough note. I’d love to own one. Any $1 1928C, D or E Silver Certificate stars have considerable value. Let’s us know how it grades.

 

I wish mine were in better shape, but it is what it is. I've hung onto this note for about 60 years, having gotten it as change at the time.

 

Hello again everyone.

I received back the above-mentioned small size $1 silver certificate series 1928D with star from PMG

Any discussion is greatly appreciated and encouraged.

Here are some images of how it looks post-grading.

 

Looks like the beat you up in the grading room ! its very hard to judge a
Note through pictures only, i would have to ask if the note still has some
Crispness ? or is fairly limp ? only by physically handling the note can
you tell this important fact, plus you dot a comment on back which
Ditched the note of any EPQ designation, but here again you have
To physically have the note to examine 100 percent.

Here,s a note for a comparison, I think yours is way better the this !

 

The back especially, this one has a small center fold which is very noticeable
and your does not, looks way cleaner with no distracting marks.

 

I would put your note more in this category based on similar appearance

 

It is a hard stretch to imagine going from a VF-35 to A/U 53, but since i have
Over 500 graded notes, i can show you some of the comparisons, and if
Your wondering, they dont always get it right !

 

Thanks for the update @StevenHarden

Were you aware of the minor PVC damage, or was this a surprise ?

 

@mpcusa Thank you for all the feedback. I am still happy to have gotten a VF35 considering I found this in a batch of 1,000 mixed $1 silver certificates that I had. Even so, I agree with you that the grading services may not be right all the time, but they are still considered to be the experts on the subject. Perhaps I need to send it to a place like CAC to see how they feel about how PMG graded this (if such a place exists right now).

To your other point, there was still a considerable amount of crispness with this piece, not limp to me at all. I wonder if they knocked the grade down so much as a result of some minor pvc (which I still cannot find).

 

@SteveInTampa I was not aware of the minor PVC damage, and still have trouble finding it on the note. This was a total surprise and took away the chance of getting an EPQ designation. Even so, I am still happy with how the piece looks now.

 

The PVC damage can be seen by the way the seal and serial numbers can be seen from the back. PVC leaches into the paper and makes it translucent.

 

35? Looks a lot nicer than that.
Great note.

 

Mid-grade notes typically look nicer than the grade indicated in flat scans. Give it some side lighting for the real story.

 

Nice faceup nonetheless, I like it, 35 was the most you were gonna get anyways (I think I make out light trifolds), but that PVC took the PPQ nod. Still, you liked it before grading, it's the same note after grading, so enjoy a harder note in a nicer grade.

 

Great Note OP, but I’m curious how it avoided a net or apparent designation given the PVC damage? I obviously don’t fully understand paper grading.