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312,328 Past Auction Lots with prices, descriptions and images in our currency category alone and 2,325,370 Past Auction Lots in all categories. Great valuation and research tool!

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Photo	Lot No.	Description	Auction Type	Auction Date	Realized
	15547	Miscellaneous : Other $1,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bearer Bond....	Signature	February 19, 2005	$1,063,750
	15306	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 188 $5000 1878 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 25....	Signature	September 28, 2007	$805,000
	15305	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 185l $500 1880 Legal Tender PMG Choice Very Fine 35....	Signature	September 28, 2007	$690,000
	18669	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 187k $1000 1880 Legal Tender PMG Extremely Fine 40. Only four examples of this number are known, two of which are foreve...	Signature	September 15, 2006	$517,500
	14543	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 185a $500 1874 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 25. This note was introduced to the numismatic community when it appeared in o...	Signature	January 6, 2007	$517,500
	13433	National Bank Notes : California San Francisco, CA - $50 Original National Gold Bank Note Fr. 1160 The First National Gold Bank Ch. # 1741...	Signature	April 19, 2008	$373,750
	16753	Large Size : Interest Bearing Notes Fr. 202a $50 1861 Interest Bearing Note Very Fine....	Signature	February 19, 2005	$368,000
	16733	Large Size : Treasury Notes Fr. 377 $100 1890 Treasury Note Choice New. Watermelon $100's have always held a special allure for currency collectors. Onl...	Signature	May 7, 2005	$356,500
	12893	Canadian Currency : DC-19 $500 1911...	Signature	September 21, 2008	$322,000
	17991	Large Size : Gold Certificates Fr. 1191 $50 1882 Gold Certificate PCGS Extremely Fine 40. In its most recent auction appearance, we sold this note as lot 1...	Signature	January 7, 2006	$299,000
	17351	Large Size : Gold Certificates Fr. 1192a $50 1882 Gold Certificate CGA Very Fine 35. This note originally surfaced at a Milwaukee coin show in late 1989. I...	Signature	April 29, 2006	$299,000
	16755	Large Size : Interest Bearing Notes Fr. 204 $100 1863 Interest Bearing Note Choice Very Fine....	Signature	February 19, 2005	$299,000
	16758	Large Size : Interest Bearing Notes Fr. 209 $500 1861 Interest Bearing Note Choice Very Fine....	Signature	February 19, 2005	$299,000
	16732	Large Size : Treasury Notes Fr. 376 $50 1891 Treasury Note Choice New. Most collectors have never seen, let alone had the opportunity to own, a Seward T...	Signature	May 7, 2005	$299,000
	14194	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 150 $50 1863 Legal Tender PMG Extremely Fine 40....	Signature	January 12, 2008	$299,000
	14929	Large Size : Gold Certificates Fr. 1192a $50 1882 Gold Certificate PMG Very Fine 25....	Signature	September 21, 2008	$287,500
	14934	Large Size : Gold Certificates Fr. 1219b $1000 1907 Gold Certificate PMG Very Fine 25....	Signature	September 21, 2008	$287,500
	17046	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 185m $500 1880 Legal Tender About New....	Signature	January 15, 2005	$281,750
	19500	Large Size : Gold Certificates Fr. 1215a $500 1882 Gold Certificate Very Good-Fine. Unknown to collectors before its appearance at the Memphis 2000 auction...	Signature	September 15, 2006	$276,000
	18659	Large Size : Legal Tender Notes Fr. 167b $100 1863 Legal Tender PCGS Very Fine 25. Many factors play roles in the value and admiration of particular issues ...	Signature	September 15, 2006	$276,000