Reproduction Rare $500 1874 Legal Tender USA America Banknote UNC

Description: *PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY SPECIAL REQUESTS* $500 1874 Legal Tender Description of the note this reproduction replicates: Extremely Rare $500 Legal Tender TypeFr. 185a $500 1874 Legal Tender This note was introduced to the numismatic community when it appeared in our September 1996 Auction. The discovery increased the number of known Series 1874 pieces to five, though that number is misleading. Two pieces are permanently impounded in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Smithsonian Institution and a third is reported but it lacks sale information, its grade is even unknown. The last, and presumably the only other piece in collector's hands, appeared at public auction once; it realized $44,500 in 1983. As a basic type, this note is incredibly scarce. The design encompasses fourteen Friedberg numbers made up of the 1874, 1875, 1878, and 1880 Series' and many different signature combinations. In total those fourteen Friedberg numbers show only thirty six survivors but more than two thirds of the notes are permanently impounded in various museum and government collections, thus only eleven of those specimens are presumably available to collectors.At left stands the allegorical figure of Victory, her face long and her posture, a state of calm. Below her rests a tipped cannon and unspent cannon balls, the remnants of a war that affected a nation in a way that can never be captured in a single vignette. At right is Major General Joseph K. Mansfield, one of only a few men immortalized on United States currency for their contributions to the Civil War. The power of Charles Burt's design really comes to light with the knowledge of Mansfield's fate. Victory looks to Mansfield who was himself a casualty of the Union victory at Antietam. He was taken in his prime on the bloodiest day in American history where more than 22,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in battle.Our previous physical description of this incredible Legal Tender rarity included a detailed account of the overall eye appeal, "At a glance, the colors and brightness give the impression of a fully uncirculated note. The seal, the two large red "D's" and the "500" between them are all bright red -- not the annoying pink that so often occurs on 1874 Series notes." PMG's grading opinion includes the comment, "Restoration", though thorough examination of this note reveals little more than a few closed pinholes, a refreshing departure from the heavy repairs usually associated with major currency rarities as well as the other known examples of this type. After years of maturing, this market may only now be able to fully appreciate this rarity. *PLEASE BE AWARE THESE BANKNOTES ARE REPRODUCTIONS* Reproduction of a High value note. An authentic note that this note replicates sold for thousands GBP and was in way worse condition. This note is unattainable for most but this reproduction is the next best thing available which is perfect to display in your home or add to your binder etc. All of these notes go under digital restoration of some kind. Some go under major restoration. Some notes are also built from seperate proofs, That makes these repros the only way to receive these notes on one single sheet. All this makes these reproductions even more special. *PLEASE BE AWARE THESE BANKNOTES ARE REPRODUCTIONS* I HAVE WORKED IN THE GRAPHIC DESIGN INDUSTRY IN THE PAST AND SO HAVE USED THESE SKILLS TO RECREATE THESE BANKNOTE TEMPLATES TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS AVAILABLE. I USE A HIGH QUALITY PRINTER/INK THAT I FORTUNATELY STILL HOLD FROM WHEN I WAS IN THE GRAPHIC DESIGN INDUSTRY THAT I HAVE NOW ADAPTED FOR THIS PURPOSE. I HAVE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE DATABASES ACROSS THE WEB AND HAVE HIGH QUALITY SCANS OF A LOT OF THESE BANKNOTES MYSELF BUT PLEASE BE AWARE THAT I ALWAYS FIND THE BEST PHOTO/SCAN AVAILABLE TO ME AND SOME OF THESE NOTES ARE SO RARE THAT NOT ALL WILL HAVE PERFECT HIGH RESOLUTION SCANS AVAILABLE. I HAVE USED MY GRAPHIC DESIGN SKILLS TO BUILD SOME OF THESE NOTES FROM SCRATCH. SOME OF THESE BANKNOTES WE KNOW EXIST BUT THERE ARE NO PHOTOS/SCANS LEFT, SO I HAVE BUILT THEM FROM WHAT IS AVAILABLE E.G. SPECIMENS, SIMILAR BANKNOTES AND OTHER DENOMINATIONS. I TOUCH UP ALL OF THE NOTES TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY WITH THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ME. BY TRYING TO BRIGHTEN THEM UP, HIGHLIGHT THE COLOURS AND REMOVE ALL THE RIPS AND TEARS PLEASE BE AWARE WHEN I SAY UNC I MEAN THESE NOTES ARE NOT CIRCULATED AS SUCH BUT SOME OF THESE NOTES, THE ONLY SCAN/PHOTOS IN EXISTENCE ARE CIRCULATED SO THE SCANS/PHOTOS WILL OBVIOUSLY REFLECT THIS. 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