$10 1928 GOLD CERTIFICATE PCGS VF25
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The finest example of ths rare issue for her grade we can imagine. Gold Certificates are revered throughout the hobby and we are humbled by their existence. Might have graded higher but for pinholes. An incredible opportunity. The gold certificate was used from 1882 to 1933 in the United States as a form of paper currency . Each certificate gave its holder title to its corresponding amount of gold coin . Therefore, this type of paper currency was intended to represent actual gold coinage. In 1933 the practice of redeeming these notes for gold coins was ended by the U.S. government and until 1964 it was actually illegal to possess these notes. (In 1964 these restrictions were lifted, primarily to allow collectors to own examples legally; however the issue technically converted to standard 'legal tender' with no connection to gold.) When U.S. paper money was modernized (made smaller, with fewer variations or "types", as with current paper money) in 1928, gold certificates ceased to be issued. When the U.S. was taken off the gold standard in 1933, gold certificates were withdrawn from circulation. As noted above, it was illegal to own them. That fact, and public fear that the notes would be devalued and made obsolete, resulted in the majority of circulating notes being retired. In general, the notes are scarce and valuable, especially
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