$1 1928A "FUNNY BACK" SILVER CERTIFICATE PCGS 63 HBH
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An unrivaled early silver certificate in fabulous certified grade. Wonderful originality, bold colors, and provenence are noticed. Truly a magnificent showpiece. These are nicknamed Funny Backs due to an uncanny resemblance to play money. The Hotel Buyers Hoard was purchased from a retired postal worker by a cash for gold buyer in Philadelphia. The postal worker save old paper money for nearly 60 years. He shopped his hoard vigorously. Unable to reach an agreement with this savvy individual, the hotel buyer called me in and my very high offer enabled the transaction. it is one of thee most marvelous accumulations we have ever been involved with. Silver Certificates were printed for a time in the United States as a form of paper currency . They were produced in response to silver agitation by citizens who were angered by the Fourth Coinage Act , which placed the United States on the gold standard . The certificate was matched to the same amount of value in silver coinage . For example, one fifty dollar Silver Certificate equals fifty silver dollars . There are a few features that distinguish a Silver Certificate. The seal and serial numbers on many of the first Silver Certificates issued were red, brown, and blue. It was not until Series 1899 for the $1, $2, and $5 denominations that the seal and number colors were officially and
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