Rare PMG-certified Gold Certificates Realize Six Figures in Stack's Bowers Auction
Posted on 9/22/2025
Two rare Gold Certificates that are certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) each realized six figures at a recent Stack's Bowers Galleries auction. The rarities were among the highlights of a pair of auction sessions, including Stack's Bowers' Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction - Session 7: US Currency, which was held on August 28, 2025, and Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction - Session D: World Paper Money, which was held the next day.
The top result for a PMG-graded note in these auction sessions was a 1922 $1,000 Gold Certificate graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (Session 7, lot 23183), which realized $192,000. Compared to other surviving examples of this series, this is an exemplary mid-grade specimen that received the Exceptional Paper Quality designation. Only 29 examples of this particular catalog number are found in the PMG Population Report, with this note earning the sole-highest grade.
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Another PMG-graded highlight of the auction was an 1882 $20 Gold Certificate graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ and pedigreed to the Dauer Collection (Session 7, lot 23150), which realized $132,000. Most of the notes known for this Friedberg number have received grades below Extremely Fine and many include minor repairs or restoration. Instead, this well-preserved $20 note with a Bruce-Wyman signature combination managed to also earn the rare EPQ designation. There are only 15 examples of this catalog number in the PMG Population Report, and only one is in finer condition.
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Other PMG-certified highlights in this auction include:
- a 1907 $10 Gold Certificate with a Serial Number 1 graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (Session 7, lot 23145), which realized $120,000
- an 1882 $100 Gold Certificate graded PMG 25 Very Fine and pedigreed to the Dauer Collection (Session 7, lot 23171), which realized $108,000
- a 1922 $50 Gold Certificate graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ and pedigreed to the D. Brent Pogue Collection (Session 7, lot 23170), which realized $108,000
- an 1863 $100 Legal Tender graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine and pedigreed to the Mike Coltrane Collection (Session 7, lot 23066), which realized $102,000
- a 1906 $20 Gold Certificate with a Serial Number 1 graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (Session 7, lot 23157), which realized $102,000
- an 1899 $5 Silver Certificate with a Serial Number 1 graded PMG 30 Very Fine EPQ (Session 7, lot 23109), which realized $96,000
- a British Guiana / British Administration 1942 100 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (Session D, lot 30034), which realized $78,000
- an 1899 $2 Silver Certificate with a Serial Number 1 graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 7, lot 23092), which realized $72,000
- an 1890 $2 Treasury Note graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 7, lot 23130), which realized $66,000
- an 1882 $100 Gold Certificate graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 7, lot 23172), which realized $60,000
Prices realized include buyer's premium.
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