Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 133

Pre Long beach

Inverted Overprint Errors

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 361		$1 1935D SC Type I Inverted Overprint. $1 1935D Silver Certificate Serial #A61004909F graded PMG 25 Very Fine. For the assigned grade this is a really nice note. We believe our bid range will prove conservative. Estimated Value $500 - 800 They aren't printing any more Silver Certificate and we feel that over time you'll have more and more difficulty locating error notes printed on Silvers and Legal Tender notes. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 362		$1 1935D SC Type I Inverted Overprint. $1 1935D Silver Certificate Serial #A32405376F graded PMG 30 Very Fine with minor rust damage noted on the back. Estimated Value $400 - 800 As time goes on you see fewer and fewer red seal and blue seal error notes offered at auction. One wise buyer will salt away as many of these as he (she) can at today's prices. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 363		$1 1935D SC Type I Inverted Overprint. $1 1935D Silver Certificate Serial #D242892466F graded PCGS 63 PPQ Choice New. The face of this note has 65 centering while the back is just a bit skewed. It deserves a higher grade in our opinion. Estimated Value $1,200 - 2,000 High grade Silver Certificate error notes are, in our opinion, a steal at today's price levels. You'll be hard pressed to find a better looking 3rd Overprint Error than this and the next note in today's Black Horse Collection auction. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $780
Lot 364		Choice New $1 1935E SC Type I Inverted Overprint. $1 1935E Silver Certificate Serial #P75317054G graded PMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated. Fully embossed with bright blue seal, this beautiful note is about as nice an example as you could ask for. Estimated Value $1,600 - 2,600 This is a real beauty and would enhance even any error note collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,050
Lot 365		Type II $1 1985 Inverted Overprint with accompaniments. This lot is one of the most interesting Error Notes we've ever handled. It contains a PMG 65 Gem Unc $1 1985 Type II Inverted Serial Number E15860706 and two prior and three following bookend notes, all graded 64 to 66 by PMG. Estimated Value $800 - 1,500 Also included in this lot is the wooden "paddle" known as the end label, encapsulated by PMG that starts with $1 1985 FRN serial #E158600001A. The first and last notes are included, serial #s E158600001A PMG 64 and E145684000A PMG 63. Why PMG left off the EPQ designations on these slabs is beyond my vision capabilities. A Repeater Serial Numbered note contained within this 4000 note brick serial #E15861586A PMG 65 Gem Unc is included in this lot as well. This ten note set and the next lot would be a real centerpiece of an error note collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 366		Type II $1 1985 Inverted Overprint with several pack mates. We've never seen or heard of another group of notes exactly like this one and the previous lot. This group contains a PMG 65 Gem Unc $1 1985 Type II Inverted Serial Number E159560706 and four prior and two following bookend notes, all graded 64 to 67 by PMG. For some unknown reason PMG hasn't designed these notes as EPQ, but we've never seen a 67 without this designation from PMG. Estimated Value $800 - 1,500 Besides the error note, also included in this lot is the wooden "paddle" known as the end label encapsulated by PMG that starts with $1 1985 FRN serial #E158600001A. The first and last notes: E159600001A PMG 66 and E15964000A PMG 62 are included as well as a repeater serial number contained within this serial number range. A Repeater Serial Numbered note contained within this 4000 note brick serial #E15961596A PMG 66 Gem Unc is included in this lot as well. Ten wonderful uncirculated notes are contained in this group. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 367		Three $1 FRNs with 3rd Overprints Inverted. $1 1969D FRN B84055813C PMG 40 EPQ Extremely Fine, $1 1974 FRN J18300785B PMG 40 Extremely Fine and $1 1974 FRN E01097378E PMG 25 Very Fine. All three notes are Type I inverts and all are very collectible. Estimated Value $800 - 1,600 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 368		Choice About Unc 3rd Overprint Error Note. This is a beautiful Type I 3rd Overprint Inverted Error Note. $1 1969D FRN s/n B64428889D graded PMG 58 EPQ Choice About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $500 - 800 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 369		Choice Unc $1 FRN 3rd Overprint Inverted. $1 1969D FRN B84095813C graded PMG 63 EPQ Choice Uncirculated. You'll scratch your head trying to figure out why this Type I error note isn't residing a higher graded holder. Estimated Value $600 - 900 A real beauty for the grade. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 370		PMG grade 64 EPQ $1 Serial and Serial # Inverted. $1 1974 Federal Reserve Note serial #C993625564B graded PMG 64 EPQ Choice Unc. This Type I error has exceptionally bold inks and is as fresh as the day it was printed. Estimated Value $600 - 900 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 371		$1 1974 FRN with 3rd Print Upside Down. PMG has graded this beauty 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. It is a $1 1974 FRN C992955573B. A terrific Type I note that has so much going for it. Estimated Value $650 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 372		PMG 66 EPQ $1 1974 Inverted Overprint Error. $1 1974 FRN C99335573B graded PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. This Type I error note has exceptionally bold green inks and the mistake is a tad more significant than the prior lots. Estimated Value $700 - 1,100 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 373		$1 1974 3rd Overprint Error. PMG had graded this lovely note 55 About Uncirculated. It is serial #D50720031B. It has a touch of additional paper wave not usually found. Wonderful face margins on this Type I $1 1974 FRN. Estimated Value $500 - 700 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $330
Lot 374		1974 $1 FRN 3rd Overprint Upside Down. PMG 58 EPQ Choice About Uncirculated Type I $1 1974 FRN s/n F26163981E. It is hard to tell this note from many 64s and 65s we've seen. Estimated Value $500 - 800 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $330
Lot 375		Very Choice AU $1 1974 Inverted Overprint. $1 1974 FRN s/n J19260728B graded PCGS 58 Choice AU. Near perfect face centering on this Type I Inverted Overprint Note. Estimated Value $500 - 800 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $312
Lot 376		$1 1974 with green serial & s/n's Inverted. PMG has graded this beautiful note as 64 EPQ Choice Unc. It is a $1 1974 FRN Type I invert with serial #J18340790B. Estimated Value $600 - 900 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 377		$1 1974 with the 3rd Print Inverted. PMG has graded this beautiful note as 64 EPQ Choice Unc. It is a $1 1974 FRN Type I invert with serial #J18280785B. The serial number is only five digits away from the previous lot. Estimated Value $600 - 900 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 378		$1 1974 with green serial & s/n's Inverted. Serial # J18512032B $1 1974 Federal Reserve Note that PMG has graded as 64 EPQ Choice Unc. It is a Type I invert with a lot going for it. Estimated Value $600 - 900 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 379		$1 1974 with green serial & s/n's Inverted. $1 1974 FRN serial # J18280791B Federal Reserve Note that PMG has graded as 64 EPQ Choice Unc. It is a Type I invert with a slightly larger shift in the position of the serial number and seal than the previous lot. Estimated Value $600 - 900 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 380		Gorgeous $1 1981A FRN Type II Invert. $1 1981A FRN B21298503B graded PMG 66 EPQ Gem Unc. This is one special note for multiple reasons. BOTH the front and the back of the note are considered errors. The front illustrates the Type II error with the top note showing and a major shift. Estimated Value $800 - 1,400 The back of this note is badly mis-centered making this a double error. A trace of the next note is visible on the upper back margin. A strong bid is suggested to land this exceptional error note. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $528
Lot 381		Beautiful 1985 $1 FRN Inverted Overprint Error. Like the previous lot, this note has more than one mistake. This $1 1985 FRN Error Serial #G38596520B is a Type II error with a portion of the next note visible on the top face margin. PCGS graded 58PPQ Choice About New. Estimated Value $600 - 1,000 Like the previous note the back centering is skewed as well, with a huge top margin and virtually no back bottom margin. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 382		Very Choice 1985 $1 FRN 3rd Overprint Inverted. Delightful $1 1985 Federal Reserve Note s/n B563989681D with the green seals and serial numbers inverted on the portrait side of the note. PMG has graded this note PMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated. Estimated Value $700 - 1,200 A nice portion of the note on top of this one is included on this BEP Type II error note. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 383		Gem Unc $1 1988 Type II Invert Error. Serial #B57598981D is found on this $1 1988 FRN which has been graded PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. As you would expect both the front and the back of this wonderful note illustrates the BEP error found on this type of mistake. Estimated Value $700 - 1,200 Monster sized upper margins on both side of this Gem error note are found on this beauty. Interesting comment on this pair: Both this note, the previous note and one the follows are printed on the B-D block even though two different series are involved. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 384		Gem Unc $1 1988 Type II Invert Error. As you would expect both the front and the back of this wonderful note illustrates the BEP error found on this type of mistake. Serial #B56724213D is found on this $1 1988 FRN which has been graded PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. Estimated Value $600 - 1,200 A nice portion of the note on top of this one is included is this BEP error. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 385		Uncirculated $1 1988A Type II Invert Error. The graders at PCGS have designated this beautifully centered error note as PCGS 63 Uncirculated, due to, we are guessing.one tiny closed pinhole that is almost impossible to find. This is a $1 1988A FRN Serial # J67048094A and exhibits giant upper margins on both sides of this terrific error note. Estimated Value $500 - 800 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $360
Lot 386		Uncirculated $1 1988A Type II Invert Error. PCGS has designated this nicely centered error note as PCGS 62 Uncirculated, due to two minute pinholes that are tough to locate. This is a $1 1988A FRN Serial # J67048095A and exhibits giant upper margins on both sides of this terrific error note. Estimated Value $400 - 600 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $576
Lot 387		Extremely Fine $1 1988A Type II Invert Error. Top of the sheet $1 1988A FRN Serial #K37426408A graded PMG 40 EPQ Extremely Fine. Very choice looking for the designated grade, with light folds. Estimated Value $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 388		Choice AU $1 1995 Inverted Overprint. This $1 1995 FRN s/n A23748946M has been graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated. You'll be hard pressed to find a reason why it isn't residing in a 63 or higher holder. Estimated Value $500 - 800 These type II errors that usually feature a portion of a second note on the face are truly striking errors and are real conversation starters. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 389		PMG 58 EPQ $1 1995 Inverted Green Seals & Serials. Great side margins are featured on this $1 1995 FRN serial #D89046748E. It's been graded PMG 58 EPQ Choice About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $500 - 800 Both the front and the back of this great error note exhibit a small portion of the note on top of it. There may be a tiny corner tip fold on the upper left portion of this note that caused the 58 EPQ grade, but it sure looks more like a 65 EPQ note to us. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 390		Inverted Overprint with note before and after. A wonderful Type II error with part of the upper note showing on the Invert: $1 1995 FRN D88046748E PMG 65 EPQ Gem Unc., along with the Bookends D88046747E PMG 65 EPQ and D88046749E PMG 64 EPQ are normal and included in the same PMG holder. Estimated Value $600 - 900 PMG has been slabbing three notes in a single holder for awhile and the effect is just great. They display really well and are quite striking. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,200
Lot 391		Impressive Front & Back 3rd Overprint Error Note. Of all of the 3rd Overprint errors feature in today's auction so far, this is the slightly more dramatic than the others. It is a $1 1995 FRN #F14915025A graded PCGS 64 PPQ Very Choice New. Estimated Value $700 - 1,200 The front and back of this error illustrate a slightly larger portion of the top note than others offered in this sale. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 392		PMG 65 EPQ $1 3rd Overprint Error. Like the previous note, this dandy error features a portion of the top note on both sides of the banknote. This $1 1995 s/n J08181719K has been graded PMG 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. Estimated Value $750 - 1,200 With the number of 3rd overprints offered in today's sale, you might think that you'll see similar quantities offered regularly in the future. We would argue you would be wrong. The Black Horse Collection has been under construction for over 40 years and you are seeing the results of that searching in one place at one time. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 393		$1 1999 FRN Inverted Overprint graded PCGS 68 PPQ. Error notes just aren't found in this grade but once in a very seldomly. This $1 1999 FRN s/n C39193999C is graded by PCGS as 68 PPQ Superb Gem New. Estimated Value $900 - 1,600 If you own one single error note for your collection, we'd recommend you stretch to a new level to obtain this wonderful piece. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 394		Incredible Gem $2 1976 FRN 3rd Overprint Error. An amazing error note on an ultra difficult denomination. This $2 denomination would be the key to completing a $1 - $100 denomination set of 3rd overprint errors. It is a $2 1976 Federal Reserve Note serial #E50425178A graded PMG 66 Gem Unc. It is a spectacular Type I Inverted Overprint, with extra bold green seal and serial numbers inverted. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000 This and the $50 denomination are so very difficult to locate. Price isn't the issue when looking for these rarities. Supply is the only challenge. You can call a dozen respected paper money dealers looking for a note like this type of $2 error and all will tell you."good luck". Take a look at the chart below that shows the quantiles of different denominations printed by The Bureau of Engraving and Printing. A note like this only comes along once every few years. We recommend you forget the guidebook as respects to what this note is worth. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,880
Lot 395		$5 1974 FRN PMG 64 EPQ Inverted Overprint. $5 1974 FRN s/n H19854550B graded PMG 64 EPQ. This is a Type I Inverted Overprint and is as fresh as the day it was printed. The $5 denomination has historically been printed in much smaller quantities than the $1, $20 and $100 denominations. (See chart above.). Estimated Value $800 - 1,200 There is a relatively small premium for the $5 denomination in the industry standard guidebook to United States Paper Money Errors (by Frederick J. Bart). We would suggest that due to the fact that the BEP prints only about 1/4 the amount of $5 notes vs. $1 notes on average over the past decade, that the $5 denomination should bring more than it often does. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 396		$5 small head FRN Type II Invert. $5 1995 FRN s/n G02083412F graded PMG 63 Choice Unc, with minor ink on face that could likely be removed. A rare Type II Inverted Overprint not often seen on a Small Head $5 Federal Reserve Note. Estimated Value $500 - 800 A professional restorer in our opinion could carefully remove the light ink mark on the face of this note. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $360
Lot 397		1985 $10 3rd Overprint Error. PMG has graded this beautiful $10 1985 FRN A37206603B as 55 About Uncirculated. Terrific side margins adorn this Type II note, and it appears two or three grades better than the one assigned. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000 Like the $5 denomination error in the previous lots, this $10 mistake is significantly more difficult to locate than the $1 and $20 denominations. Combined with the fact that the BEP will never again produce this small head design, it would not surprise us to see the value of these errors continue to rise well into the future. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 398		1985 $10 FRN 3rd Overprint Error. PMG has graded this beautiful $10 1985 FRN C11897696B as 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. Great side margins adorn this Type II note. A section of the note on top is featured on this Type II note's portrait side. Estimated Value $900 - 1,500 Gem small head error notes are, in our opinion, significantly under-valued. The fourth edition (but soon to be revised) Bart guidebook shows a value of $850 in Gem CU condition. That valuation is eight years old, and should prove ultra conservative in today's market. We suspect in ten years that price will look like a steal for this note. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $540
Lot 399		1985 $10 3rd Overprint Error. PMG has graded this lovely $10 1985 FRN E01877530B as 55 EPQ About Uncirculated. Terrific side margins adorn this Type II Inverted Overprint error note, and other than a light counting mark, it appears two or three grades than the one assigned. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000 When you show this type of error note to friends and/or family, there's no doubt a smile will come to their faces. These dramatic upside-down printed notes are real conversation starters. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $420
Lot 400		$20 1985 FRN 3rd Overprint Error. Gem New PCGS 65 PPQ graded $20 1985 FRN Serial # B22591476P. Terrific Type II 3rd Overprint Error with a nice piece of the upper note showing on the face. The back illustrates the usual huge upper margin as well. Estimated Value $900 - 1,500 This is the nicest of four Inverted 3rd Overprint $20 small head FRNs in the Black Horse Collection. With the eight year old Bart guidebook showing a value of $850 we'd suggest competition will see the hammer drop at a higher number in today's auction. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $576
Lot 401		$20 1985 FRN 3rd Overprint Error. PMG has graded this Type II $20 1985 FRN #E76850805E PMG 63 EPQ Choice Uncirculated. There is a sliver of the note on top exhibited on this great error note. Estimated Value $700 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 402		1988A $20 FRN Type II Inverted Overprint Error. This is quite an attractive note that first glance appears two or three grades higher than that assigned. It is a $20 1988A L78456004B PMG 55 About Uncirculated with the green seal and serial numbers printed upside down on the portrait side. Estimated Value $600 - 900 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 403		$20 small head inverted overprint. This $20 1995 FRN Serial Number I18658841A with its 3rd Overprint Upside Down has been graded PMG 55 EPQ About Uncirculated. It is to this cataloger the most striking of the four $20 errors of this kind, in today's sale. Estimated Value $700 - 1,100 Of the four Type II $20 Inverted Overprints in today's Black Horse Collection auction, this one is the most pronounced. There is a larger portion of the top note showing on this mistake on both the front and the back. We'd wager that in ten years you'll look back on today's prices for these small head errors and say: "I sure wish I had bought these errors notes back in 2023". View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 404		Very rare $50 Type I Inverted Overprint. PCGS Banknote has graded this wonderful and rare $50 1977 FRN #E09920108A PCGS 63 PPQ Choice New. This Type I error will be desired by multiple collectors trying to complete a $1 - $100 3rd Overprint Invert Error Type Set. Estimated Value $1,400 - 2,400 $50 small head errors are in huge demand and when they show up in dealer inventories, quickly sell. This high grade fifty will be subject to significant competition in today's Black Horse Collection auction. The fourth edition of the Bart standard guidebook shows a value of $1250 but we think this beauty will surpass that number today. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $870
Lot 405		Last of two $50 FRN Type I Errors. Even nicer centering graces this $50 small head Type I Inverted Overprint Error. Serial #L07815639A has been graded PMG 64 EPQ and is an incredibly rare note. You hardly ever find these in any dealer's inventory. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500 $2 and $50 errors are exceedingly difficult to locate. We can't stress enough that when the opportunity to acquire an attractive example comes by, the wise buyer will snatch it up. We remind collectors that many of the best error notes in this sale will be bought by dealers, who strongly feel they got a bargain. They will in offer them back to the public at higher prices. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $990
Lot 406		$50 1996 FRN green seal & serial numbers inverted. $50 1996 FRN bearing serial # AL82537700B graded PMG 40 Extra Fine. Type II $50 Inverted Overprints are much sought out by collectors and when one shows up it rarely makes it to auction. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,800 This note faces up beautifully with the back showing the usual XF folds. If you're looking for a $50 Type II invert that won't cost you $3000, this is the perfect example for adding one to your collection. Since the re-design of the $5 - $100 starting with the $20 1996 FRNs, it would appear that the BEP has been making fewer mistakes in the printing process. Hence the prices for "big head" mistakes remains very strong. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $960
Lot 407		Small head $100 FRN 3rd Overprint Inverted. PCGS has graded this very rare note 53PPQ About New. Small head $100 notes are missing from many error collections especially in higher grades. This beautiful Type I, well printed, 1977 $100 FRN s/n A04741920A is sure to pleased even the most advanced collector. Estimated Value $1,400 - 2,500 One wise collector will recognize how rare these old design $100 errors are and will scoop this wonderful piece up for their collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $840
Lot 408		Ultra Rare $100 1988 3rd Overprint Invert. $100 1988 FRN serial # B39018290B has been graded PCGS Banknote 50 PPQ. At first and second glance you'll see this as note that belongs in a higher graded holder. It is bright and fresh and clean. Type II small head $100s are incredibly tough to locate in high grades. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,800 This is truly an outstanding example of this type of error. Many advanced collections of inverted overprints are lacking the Type II small head $100 note. Grab this beauty while it is available. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,080