One of just two known examples of an extraordinary hand-signed, triple signature 1882 $100 gold certificate lived up to its billing – and then some – when
Scarce “Triple Sig” Series 1882 $50 Gold Certificate Found in Old Book
PCGS Very Fine 30
Gold Certificate come through the grading room. Interestingly, the submitter had no idea of the value, and when we had to move the submission to a more valuable tier, she explained that she had just found the banknote in an old book from her husband’s father and was valuing it at the price she was offered. Delighted to hear we valued the piece at five figures, she was happy to pay the modestly increased grading fee.
We graded this example as a Very Fine 30 due to limited folds and wear. We were happy to see this example retained a bright orange back along the entire design, as these Gold Certificates often have the ink oxidize to brown on the backs over time in places.