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PCGS - The finest-known example of the ultra-rare 1890 $1,000 "Grand Watermelon" Treasury Note, which in 2005 became the first banknote to bring $1 million at auction, has been certified and graded by PCGS Banknote (www.PCGS.com/banknote). Issued in $100 as well as $1,000 denominations and originally redeemable in gold or silver coin, they were dubbed "Watermelon" notes because of the color and design of the large zeroes on the reverse of the note.  The $1,000 note, commonly referred to as a "Grand Watermelon," is extremely rare and given the large face value of this 1890-vintage note - $1,000, roughly equivalent to $29,000 today - it was scarcely seen outside of interbank commerce. This rarity, cataloged by banknote experts Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg as Fr.379a, saw a tiny printing of only 16,000 and just two are known today and available in private hands. The piece PCGS Banknote recently graded is featured on the cover of 100 Greatest American Currency Notes by Q. David Bowers and David M. Sundman (Whitman Publishing, 2005). Read the entire article.
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Impressive!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice note!! Sadly way out of my price range  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for sharing, never seen or heard of such a note, but then again I'm not a note person.
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Very nice &  |
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Nice to dream of owning such a note.
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Nice note What's the name of the General? |
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Best known for soundly defeating Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg. Incidentally, Gettysburg was one of only two Civil War battles that was fought in the North (the other was Antietam).
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07/10/2020 5:34 pm
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Thanks for the answers about the General.
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At that price, I can't even afford a watermelon slice note....
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Posted 07/09/2020 4:21 pm
