New Large $20 Gold Certificate

Here ya go..

I only have the one gold certificate, quite badly beaten up



I definitely intend to add a $20 though, its probably one of my favourite American notes... the design of the writing is just so pleasing but I find it hard to collect over here, I have yet to find a decent source for US notes (except Dave who seems to be out of the game at the moment with his own issues to attend to)

CollectorKing - nice early generation CGA note; could we see the reverse please!

Silverbob - looks like a very decent VF; GCs are for sure my favorite large-size 20th c. notes to take out and enjoy.

DavidUK - Would like too help you if I could.

Timewise - True, but try to imagine how limited your choices were before the internet. Many LCSs had little PM to show, and few PM dealers advertised in the rags, so going to shows was often the only real option - and that could get expensive. Feel free to e-mail me if you have questions that might not be of general interest.

I always wonder why Hilegas was chosen for this design in 1907 when there so many other possible candidates. It is a dashing portrait and a beautiful note, but he is surely one of the most obscure people in American history to hold such an honor.

This is also notable as one of only a handful of large-size issues that embodied the basic design features of the small-size notes issued some 20 years later.