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1372 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note. CGA Gem Uncirculated 65 . Fr-2231a. The $10,000 was the highest denomination issued by the
United States government for general circulation. While most were redeemed when they were pulled from circulation many decades ago, a few
hundred individual pieces have survived. In addition, a group of 100 examples was saved by the Binion' s Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, in their
famous "$1,000,000" display. Most high grade examples that survive today are either from the Binion' s hoard, or are a result of sheer happen-
stance. This example, which is from the Boston district bank, was not included in the Binion' s display. It is well centered, displays excellent mar-
gins, and has terrific overall eye appeal. While CGA has since disappeared from the grading scene since the emergence of the two major third-
party grading services that dominate the market today (PCGS Currency and PMG), at the time this note was graded more than 17 years ago ago
CGA was the only major grading service available. While the "market grading" primarily seen on CGA-graded notes has since fallen out of favor
today, replaced by a more sensible combination of both eye appeal and technical grading, it was essentially the only option back then. This note
appears very nice through the holder, and, no matter what it might grade today by one of the other services, it is plenty impressive as a high
grade example of a popular note that will never cease to amaze non-collector friends who have never seen any issued note above the current
zenith of $100 denominated Federal Reserve Notes.
Estimated Value ........................................................................................................................................................................$125,000-UP