Extremely rare 'unicorn' of US paper money expected to sell for $3 million

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https://www.foxnews.com/science/ext...us-paper-money-expected-to-sell-for-3-million

By James Rogers | Fox News

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The front of the 1891 $1,000 Silver Certificate (​ Stack’s Bowers Galleries ​)

An extremely rare U.S. currency note from the late 19th century is expected to sell for up to $3 million when it is auctioned next year.

The 1891 $1,000 Silver Certificate is the only bill of its kind believed to exist in private hands, according to auction house Stack’s Bowers Galleries. Known as the Marcy note, the bill features the portrait of former New York Governor William L. Marcy, who served as a senator and as secretary of war under President James Knox Polk.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries notes that the Marcy note is sometimes considered the “unicorn” of U.S. money thanks to its unique design. The bill, which has an estimated pre-sale value of $2 million to $3 million, is being offered at auction for the first time.

The note will be auctioned at the Whitman Spring Expo, which takes place in Baltimore between Feb. 28 and March 3.

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The back of the note. (Stack’s Bowers Galleries)

Another extremely rare $1,000 bill described as the “Holy Grail of paper money” was recently sold at auction for just over $2 million.

The 1890 Treasury Note is dubbed the “Grand Watermelon” on account of the large green zeros on the back of the bill. Major General George Meade, the commander of Union forces at the Battle of Gettysburg, is shown on the bill’s face.
 

Hey I have one of those in a box of cra.....stuff in the basement! Very Cool Thanks for sharing
 

Don, glad you are here... Ya got some good brains about these things we stumble onto!
 

A million for a 1000 hmm sounds fair lol
 

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