1890 00 TREASURY NOTE COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROOF LUCKY MONEY VALUE .95

Description

1890 00 TREASURY NOTE COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROOF LUCKY MONEY  VALUE .95
Inlay of the most expensive banknote in history
Detailed engraving of General George Meade
A full-color reproductionof the historic "Grand Watermelon Note"
Details
Limitation:
9,999 complete collections
Weight:
54 g
Material (details):
Copper, layered in 24k gold with banknote sticker
Diameter:
50 mm
Obverse:
General George Meade
Reverse:
One Thousand Dollars Treasury Note
Finish:
Gold-layered
Material:
Copper
Quality:
Proof
Issue year:
2014
1890 00 TREASURY NOTE COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROOF
First issued in 1890, Treasury Notes were large pieces of paper currency, offered in several denominations that represented an equal amount of silver.
The largest denomination was the ,000 Treasury Note that featured Union General George Meade on the obverse.
The note was nicknamed the "Grand Watermelon Note" because the large, rounded zeroes on its back were green and had an intricately engraved texture that resembled a melon's rind.
The design was so unpopular with the public and widely criticized by everyone - including those at the Treasury Department - that they quickly made plans toalter the design as soon as possible.
Only 28,000 of these watermelon notes were ever printed, and only 7 are known to exist today. Classified as a "Legendary Rarity,"
the 1890 Grand Watermelon Note shattered previous auction records when it became the first U.S. currency note to cross the Million mark at auction in 2005.
Then, in 2014, the Grand Watermelon Note once again made history when it sold for an astounding .29 Million!