Stack's Bowers Galleries Offers ‘Technicolor’ Gold Certificate Certified by PMG

A high-grade example of an iconic US Gold Certificate from the early 1900s that has been certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) is commanding attention in an ongoing Stack's Bowers Galleries auction. The rarity is one of almost 100 PMG-certified notes being offered in Stack’s Bowers’ November 2025 Showcase Auction - Session 7 - U.S. Currency Part 2 - Small Size, Error Notes, Large Size, which is set to end on November 13, 2025.

The top PMG-certified highlight of the auction is a 1905 $20 Gold Certificate graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 7139), which has an estimate of $70,000 to $90,000. This particular Friedberg number contains a burnt-orange overprint against a gold background, earning it the Technicolor nickname to describe one of the most distinctive compositions of US paper money ever printed. The iconic colorful design featuring the bust of President George Washington was short-lived, as it was replaced the next year, but it quickly became a collector favorite. According to the auction house, only 600 pieces have survived between both Friedberg Numbers of this design, and this particular example is unsurpassed in grade in the PMG Population Report.

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Other PMG-certified highlights in the auction include:

• an 1864 $50 Interest Bearing Note graded PMG 20 Very Fine (lot 7090), which has an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000
• an 1891 $100 Silver Certificate graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 7119), which has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a 1901 $10 Legal Tender graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 7080), which has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a 1905 $20 Gold Certificate graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ★ (lot 7140), which has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a 1928 $1,000 Gold Certificate graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine EPQ (lot 7051), which has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• an 1886 $10 Silver Certificate graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated and pedigreed to D. Brent Pogue (lot 7110), which has an estimate of $27,500 to $37,500
• an 1874 $50 Legal Tender graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 7087), which has an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000
• a 1928 $500 Gold Certificate graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (lot 7050), which has an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000

All estimates are provided by the auction house.