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Noteworthy Notes: A New Discovery Receives a Freidberg Number

By Philip Thomas for PCGS …… “Friedberg” is one of the most preeminent names in all of American numismatics — one that is practically synonymous with United States banknotes. It’s what the “Red Book” is to coins, what “Scott” is to stamps, and what “Pick” is to world banknotes. Reliably referenced and undeniably universal in […]

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New Friedberg number will be tough to get

By Peter Huntoon
A new Friedberg number has been discovered, but one that you probably won’t have the pleasure of owning. The find is a $1,000 Series of 1880 Tillman-Roberts Legal Tender Note issue that Doug Murray discovered by observing a proof with that signature combination.

After seeing the proof, he found from a BEP annual report that one printing of 4,000 notes had been delivered from the plate in fiscal year 1898

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