Small-size notes star among lot listings

Stack’s Bowers Galleries upcoming Official Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectible Summer Expo will feature a number of important United States small-size currency offerings. The currency portion of the auction is slated for 6 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 16 in Baltimore, Md. The expo is being held July 16-19 at the Baltimore Convention Center at One West Pratt St.

Among the more than 1,200 lots of currency offered will be an Fr. 1700 1933 $10 Silver Certificate graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ by PMG and pedigreed to the collection of Doug Kaselitz. The small-size rarity, one of just over 50 known, is estimated to bring $25,000 to $35,000.

Also crossing the block will be an original pack of 100 Fr. 1950-K 1928 $5 Federal Reserve Notes from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Texas. The pack, which ranges in grades from About Uncirculated to Gem Uncirculated, is estimated at $12,500 to $17,500.

A scarce Fr. 2150-L 1928 $100 Federal Reserve Note from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Calif., graded Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ by PMG, is expected to realize $7,500 to $12,500.

Among large-size notes, an Fr. 288 1880 “Black Back” $10 Silver Certificate graded Choice About New 58 PPQ by PCGS, also from the collection of Doug Kaselitz, carries an estimate of $12,500 to $17,500.

In National Bank Notes, an uncut sheet of four $10 1902 Plain Backs from the Jamaica National Bank of New York, N.Y. and graded About Uncirculated 53 Net (Stains) by PMG is expected to bring $8,000 to $12,000. A newly discovered 1902 $10 Plain Back from the First National Bank of Pequot, Minn, charter 11267, is estimated at $5,000 to $7,000. This Fine-graded note is the fourth to be found from this Crow Wing County bank.

Confederate currency is highlighted by a rare high grade T-29 1861 $10 in PCGS Extremely Fine 40. It is estimated at $2,500 to $3,500.

An Internet-only currency session will begin at 10 a.m. PST on Monday, July 20.

For more information regarding the auction visit www.stacksbowers.com.

• The Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money is the only annual guide that provides complete coverage of U.S. currency with today’s market prices.