Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 130

Pre-Long Beach Auction

Ladder Serial Numbers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 185		B01234000K, B01234500K, B01234560L. Set of three $1 2003A Federal Reserve Notes all graded by PMG: B01234000K 64 EPQ, B01234500K PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Unc and B01234560 PMG 68 EPQ Superb Gem Unc. Estimated Value $400 - 800 These partial ladder serial numbered notes are highly popular and can be obtained at very reasonable prices. View details	Realized $360
Lot 186		*Superb Gem $100 2009A LC01234567.** This $100 2009A FRN bears the serial number LC01234567* Ladder Serial Number. Dozens of collectors will want this note, but only one will exhibit the perseverance to obtain it. This piece should bring a run-away price as it truly is one of the premier notes from The Lunchbox Journeys Collection of Special Serial Numbered Notes. Estimated Value $6,000 - 12,000 This is the type of note that comes along once every ten years or so. Fancy serial numbered $100 stars virtually always trade hands behind the scenes and rarely make it to auction. The demand is so heavy that most dealers immediately know where to go to sell them, the moment they arrive. While $100 solid serial numbers are rare, this beauty is in a different league. Solid s/n $100s are bringing $4000 to $10,000 right now. Our bid range may prove far too low with this ultra rare STAR ladder note. Remember that perhaps 80% of the $100 FRNs printed each year by the BEP are shipped overseas. So even though one sees inside the monthly BEP production reports that over 100,000,000 are printed monthly, the majority of them go to foreign central banks. The number of $100 stars printed vs. regular notes is just a tiny fraction.making $100 stars quite elusive. View details	Realized $9,000
Lot 187		Gem $1 1999 FRN B12345678B. This and the next note both share the IDENTICAL full ladder serial B12345678B. This dandy is from the 1999 series and has been graded PCGS 65 PPQ Gem New. Be sure to see the next note for the perfect ladder pair. Estimated Value $2,600 - 5,000 If you buy this wonderful note, passing up on the next lot would be a decision you would regret for years to come. View details	Realized $3,120
Lot 188		Gem $1 2003A FRN B12345678B. This and the previous note both share the IDENTICAL full ladder serial B12345678B. This banknote is from the 2003A series and has been graded PCGS 64 PPQ Very Choice New. If you win one of these you really must win the other. Estimated Value $2,600 - 5,000 View details	Realized $3,000
Lot 189		Choice CU $1 1935D SC T23456789E. The Baeder census shows just nine full up or full down $1 Silver Certificate ladders for all series 1928 to 1957B, all with either #12345678 or 87654321. This note up for sale today would be the 10th full ladder known on a Silver Certificate. It is the $1 1935D SC T23456789E graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated. Estimated Value $4,000 - 8,000 Federal Reserve Note Full Up Ladders are bringing $2500 to $5000 right now. What is one of the very few known Silver Certificate ladders worth? View details	Realized $3,120
Lot 190		Superb Gem $5 1950 L23456789A. PCGS has graded this $5 1950 FRN L23456789A as a 67 PPQ Superb Gem New. This serial number would be expected in the 1950 rather than the 1950D series, but this is a Specimen note, rather than a regular issue note. It is very difficult to locate Specimens from the 1950s era. Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000 The grade of PCGS 67 PPQ on this Specimen note may propel the price realized. This note is printed on both sides of the paper. View details	Realized $2,640
Lot 191		Gem $5 partial up ladder 34567890. PMG 65 EPQ* Gem Unc graded $5 2013 FRN with serial number MB34567890A. Some consider it a full up ladder, others refer to it as a partial up ladder. Either way it is a Gem specimen. Estimated Value $400 - 800 The star after the PMG 65 EPQ* grade designation signifies it is especially nice for the assigned grade. This note is printed on the B #2 district with the suffix letter A which #1 digit. View details	Realized $360
Lot 192		One of two known full $2 FRN down ladders 98765432. This beautiful $2 2003A FRN Serial #I 98765432B has been graded PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. Even rarer than the elusive $1 FRN 98765432 serial number. See the next note for the perfect mate to this note. Estimated Value $4,000 - 8,000 To the best of our knowledge only four full $2 Federal Reserve down ladders s/n 98765432 have ever surfaced. As stated earlier in this auction, the vast majority of $2 FRNs are shipped overseas, with Vietnam receiving a large quantity on a regular basis. $2 2003A FRN H98765432B that has surfaced and was recently sold at $3500. Both that ladder serial number and today's I98765432B were cut from sheets issued by the BEP. From 1976 through the 2003A series.Only the $2 2003 FRN I 98765432A MAY have been printed for general circulation and it has never surfaced. View details	Realized $6,300
Lot 193		Gem $100 2006A Full Down Ladder 98765432. PMG 65 PPQ $100 2006A Full Down Ladder KF98765432B. What a great match to the previous lot. Estimated Value $3,000 - 6,000 As most collectors know, the BEP prints both the $50 and $100 denominations up to serial #99,200,000 making them the only two denominations in big head issues where you may find a 987654532 serial number. Down ladders with serial #98765432 are only known in early series $1 and on occasion on $2 denominations inside of uncut sheets at this time. View details	Realized $2,640
Lot 194		$50 1996 Superb Gem AG07654321C. This $50 1996 Federal Reserve Note bears the partial ladder serial number AG07654321C and has been awarded the ultra high grade of PMG 67 Superb Gem Unc. Fifty dollar ladders are so, so difficult to locate at any price. So few were printed. We'd recommend stretching to buy this Superb piece. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000 View details	Realized $630
Lot 195		Very Choice $1 FRN B98765432B down ladder. Most collectors know that locating a serial #98765432 is an almost impossible challenge. The BEP stopped printing $1 serial numbers above 96,000,000 four decades ago making this ladder serial number super rare. This nearly sixty year old $1 1963 FRN B98765432B has the coveted matched B-B block letters and has been graded PCGS 64 Very Choice New with the PPQ designation on the back of the holder. Estimated Value $4,000 - 8,000 This note and the following lot will enable the winner to assemble a complete down ladder set including these serial numbers: 98765432, 08765432, 00765432, 00065432, 00005432, 00000432, 00000032, 00000002. A feat that will impress anyone that looks at this amazing set. This note is one of the few where PCGS printed the PPQ designation on the back of the holder rather than the front. It comes from the Mel Wilmore collection sold in 2014 by Lyn Knight Currency Auctions. Please note that you are bidding on just the single note B98765432B in this lot. View details	Realized $2,880
Lot 196		Seven Note down ladder set. This group of seven notes will let you complete the down ladder set with the previous lot. Included are all $1 FRNs, all PMG graded: 1988A G08765432G 63Q, 1993 H00765432B 66Q, 2003A C00065432A 66Q, 1988A H00005432B 66Q, H00000432B 67Q, H00000032B 65Q, and H00000002B 65Q. Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000 This group of seven notes will let you complete the down ladder set with the previous lot: 98765432, 08765432, 00765432, 00065432, 00005432, 00000432, 00000032, 00000002. Our estimate is likely too low for this difficult to assemble progressive down ladder set. Please note that this lot does NOT include the B98765432B which is offered in the prior lot. View details	Realized $1,620
Lot 197		$1 FRN F87654321K Gem CU. This lot and the next two lots will enable one lucky bidder to assemble a complete down ladder set: This is a $1 2013 FRN Serial #F87654321K graded PMG 65 EPQ. Estimated Value $2,400 - 4,000 This lot and the next two will enable one bidder to assemble a complete down ladder set from: 87654321, 07654321, 00654321, 00054321, 00004321, 00000321, 00000021 and 00000001. Doing this note by note can take you a decade or more to assemble. Please note that this lot is for the single $1 FRN note B87654321K with the remaining notes needed for the complete down ladder set featured in the next two lots. View details	Realized $1,680
Lot 198		Six partial ladders to complete the 87654321 - 00000001 set. Included in this group of 6 $1 FRNs, all graded by PMG are: 2006 C07654321B 64Q, 2003A B00654321K PMG 67 EPQ, 2001 A00054321E PMG 64 EPQ, 2009 B00004321B PMG 64 EPQ, 1999 K00000321C PMG 65 EPQ, 1999 L00000021I PMG 65 EPQ. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000 These six notes are vital to completing this down ladder run. You will need the prior note in the previous lot along with the next note to make up your complete set. View details	Realized $630
Lot 199		PMG 66 EPQ $1 FRN serial #G00000001H. This is the last of eight notes you will need to build the complete $1 FRN down ladder set: $1 2003A FRN G00000001H graded PMG 66 EPQ. Estimated Value $6,000 - 12,000 This is an especially nice example of a serial number 00000001 small size Federal Reserve Notes. The majority of them exhibit ink smearing on the seal or serial numbers, pack binding band marks and other problems. This one is quite nice. This is the perfect fit to complete this great down ladder set. With it, you will have the complete 87654321 to 00000001 set. View details	Realized $6,000
Lot 200		*Gem CU $1 1995 FRN K00000001.** First note of a complete up ladder STAR set/ $1 1995 FRN K00000001* graded PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. It so difficult to find a serial #1 star in any grade above 63. This monster sits in a 66 EPQ holder. At your discression, you could choose to use this note as part of your set of serial #00000001* to 10000000* set. Estimated Value $18,000 - 35,000 Sold as four separate lots due to the higher values involved, we are offering the ability to form the only known complete progressive STAR up ladder FRN set. If you buy this lot and the next three you will own: 00000001, 00000012, 00000123, 00001234, 00012345, 001223456, 01234567* and 12345678*. Even if you have a couple of decades to look, you won't find another complete set like this. We have chosen to auction this complete set of star ladders in four sets, and we can promise you, you won't be disappointed if you snag them all. View details	Realized $18,600
Lot 201		*L00000012, D00000123, CE00001234, J00012345, C00123456.** These five notes make up the heart of this eight note FRN complete up ladder set, all slabbed: $1 2001 L00000012* PCGS 58, $1 1969B D00000123* PCGS 58Q, $50 2001 CE00001234* PCGS 65Q, $10 1963 J00012345* PCGS 65Q, $1 2003A C00123456* PMG 65Q. Estimated Value $1,500 - 3,000 There five notes contain the core of the eight note star ladder set. Locating any one of them is difficult. Locating all five is near impossible. View details	Realized $930
Lot 202		*Gem $5 1995 B01234567.** An amazing note with an ultra elusive serial number. $5 1995 Federal Reserve Note bearing serial #B01234567* graded PCGS 65 PPQ. The set isn't complete without this beauty. Estimated Value $4,000 - 8,000 View details	Realized $3,240
Lot 203		*$5 1950B FRN B12345678 Specimen.** An incredible one sided, blank back Specimen note completes this set. The only #12345678* that I am aware of. $5 1950B FRN Specimen B12345678* graded PCGS 64 PPQ, Very Choice New. Estimated Value $4,000 - 8,000 This cataloger has seen perhaps 250 small size U.S. Specimens in his career and this is the first he has seen with serial number B12345678. The most common type of specimen serial numbers are non-star #23456789 followed by #00000000s (some with various block letters and some with double stars), then s/n H12345678G and this note.which is the first 12345678 I've ever seen. View details	Realized $3,840