T-70. 1864 $2 CSA

Rarity 3. Serial no. 23704 handwritten at upper right. CR-567, PF-1. Obv: large “2” at center, Judah P. Benjamin, who served as Secretary of the State and War as well as attorney general, at right. Rx: blank. Engraved by Keatinge & Ball in Columbia, SC. Dated February 17th 1864. Plate letter A. Orange underprint. “Great color.” PCGS 58 PPQ Choice About New; Fricke Plus. 

No periods by either plate letter.

Purchased from Pierre Fricke, FUN Show (Orlando, FL), 11 January 2020; ex The Boys Town Collection (Omaha, NE), Bowers and Merena, 5–7 March 1998 (Baltimore, MD), lot 2540 (“Hoard of 235 Notes”)

Riferimento : CR-567; PF-1

Collezione : 1864 CSA Notes