Fr. 73. 1880 $5 Legal Tender Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

Fr. 73. 1880 $5 Legal Tender Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.，This is a desirable high grade example of this variety. The paper is just slightly toned, but the ink colors are vivid and the note is well printed. The margins are broad and even on both sides and bold embossing of the Treasury seal and other elements is easily seen through the grading holder. In fact, the exceptional embossing is noted on the PMG holder, along with the EPQ designation. Fewer than 100 notes have been graded by PMG for this Friedberg variety and only five of them have been graded finer than this one, none by more than a single point. The face of this note is the same basic design as introduced on the Series of 1869, but the back has been completely redesigned, following the style introduced with the Series of 1875 notes. The 1869 Series back bore the imprint of American Bank Note Company, but the new design was done by Columbian Bank Note Company which was, interestingly, no longer in business by the time the Series of 1880 notes were issued.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from T&J Collectables at the April 2011 Central States Show. First reported to the Census by Tom Denly, October 2002.，