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I've been looking to add a Series 1905 $20 Gold Certificate (a.k.a. the "Technicolor" note) to my collection for years now, figuring it would make a great capstone to my 20th Century U.S. Currency Type Set. But all the ones I could actually afford had really lousy eye appeal and the ones that had even decent eye appeal were well beyond my budget. Short of winning the lottery some day, I was really starting to think that I would never be able to pick one of these up. Well, I finally found an acceptable compromise with a note that has decent eye appeal but was also affordable due to having a "details" grade on account of "minor repairs":   As an investment, I suspect the "details" grade pretty much makes it a wash, but the whole investment thing is just the excuse I tell my wife in order to justify spending any money at all on my collection. [Oh, and in case anybody is wondering, I ended up paying around $3500 for this note, including rather hefty MA sales tax.] |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Barry, it's still a beauty. Congratulations!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Congratulations!  |
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Congratulations Barry. An image of an uncirculated example for those reading and wondering how the note got its nickname Technicolor. A simply stunning note before the fading begins.   |
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Yep, and one like that would probably cost at least $40,000 - 50,000. Hence my compromise.
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Handsome note for sure, congrats! And a great comparison note, Steve. Edited by Coinfrog
11/09/2023 3:24 pm
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Yep, and one like that would probably cost at least $40,000 - 50,000. Hence my compromise.  |
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Congratulations indeed. |
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Congrats on the great addition!
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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