1880 $1 RARE Fr 31 United States Red Seal Huston Signature *Unknown Mule*

Description: Up for sale is a fascinating unlisted variety of an already extremely scarce note. It is an Fr 31 with Rosecrans-Huston signatures and the large, spiked red seal with blue serial numbers. Very few of this Friedberg number are known as not many were printed originally for the series. Beyond that, this is an incredible Mule variety not listed in the Friedberg catalog. During Huston's tenure in office, all currency plates were assigned 4 digit plate numbers unique to the denomination and series. However, it was the practice back then to save usable plates from the previous signature and re-engrave the new signature into it. This note has a 3 digit front plate which was originally from the Bruce-Wyman printing. What is even more fascinating is that in this $1 denomination, the blue serial Bruce-Wyman notes were never released for circulation and were eventually destroyed. But the plates from that printing that was never released were used to print this Huston note. Probably the most interesting Mule variety I have come across. The note is professionally graded Very Fine 20 by PCGS. The normal Fr 31 lists for $950 in VF in Friedberg, and even $890 which is more of a wholesale price in CDN / Green Sheet, and this Mule would be considerably rarer than those listings. With the popularity of later Mules during the Burke/White transition, I wouldn't be surprised if this Mule was eventually recognized and given a catalog number. Don't miss your chance to pick up this scarce and so far unlisted variety. Shipped with signature confirmation. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Price: 899.99 USD

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

End Time: 2024-04-07T18:19:14.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8.95 USD