Fr. 762 (W-415-F). 1918 $2 Federal Reserve Bank Note. Atlanta. PCGS Superb Gem New 67 PPQ.

Fr. 762 (W-415-F). 1918 $2 Federal Reserve Bank Note. Atlanta. PCGS Superb Gem New 67 PPQ.，Just two examples of this Fr. 762 Atlanta Battleship note have achieved a Superb Gem New 67 PPQ grade from PCGS, and none have been graded finer. PMG has not graded a note of this catalog number higher than a Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Near perfect centering is enhanced by darkly printed inks and bold overprint embossing. This is an exemplary representative of the type that will be perfect for any elite large-size note collection.<p><p><em></em><p><strong>$2 Federal Reserve Bank Notes, Series of 1918</strong><p>The next in this series is the famous and very popular "Battleship Note" The face has a vignette of Thomas Jefferson to the left. At the center is a title block giving the Federal Reserve city in large letters. Similar to the $1 bills, the $2 notes were released through the Federal Reserve Banks, 12 in number, each further identified on the face by a letter A to L and related number 1 to 12, and each collectible separately for that reason. All display a blue Treasury Seal with scalloped border.<p>On the back is what was intended to be a generic dreadnaught fighting ship-that is, not a specific vessel. Named after states, dreadnaughts were objects of great pride. While it was felt best not to show a specific one or reveal the name, the image was taken from the 27,000-ton <em>U.S.S. New York,</em> commissioned in April 1914.<p>For the offered F-762 (W-415-F) variety the print run is estimated at 780,000 with the survival rate about 1/1000th of that. Again, no known survivor is finer than this one.，From the Joel R. Anderson Collection of United States Paper Money, Part I. Earlier from Stacks Bowers Galleries sale of August 2011, lot 5590.，