1899 Black Eagle 1 1

[Chris Mikesh]

Hi All,

I'm kind of new to currency. I do a lot with silver coins, but not so much Silver Certificates.

Of course, this is a common story. Great-Grandmother passes away at 102, and since I dabble in coins, I would be the perfect person to deal with the collection. And what a collection! She had a lot of Silver Certificates from 1928s, 35s, 53s & 57s and about 2000 coins dating back to 1840 (I think her G-father was in the Civil War!!)  I've had to learn a lot about currency over the last few months the hard way. But I do have a lot of books and am doing my homework faithfully.

But of course, here is a nugget that I thought I would show you guys and get opinions. I know this Black Eagle is collectible to a certain degree, and more so with signatures of Vernon and McClung – or so I read.

As soon as I saw this 1899 Black Eagle, I had the wherewithal to get it out of the paper folder (probably from the early 1900s) and get it into a hard plastic sleeve as you can see now.  And yes…. She did have it under the mattress (along with a few Clinton $3 Bills).

I would appreciate your opinions on this certificate, and any ways to care for it. Certainly, you don't wash and iron it in the hopes of improving it, but if you have a suggestion, I will value it. Would it be a good idea to send it in to PMG or leave it where it is?  I expect my grandkids will probably want to sell it in the future, (considering the condition of our national economy it might be worth a dollar then).   

But thank you in advance for your time.

God Bless,

Chris

[Fenntucky Mike]

Looks like a Fr 299a to me and in that condition it's probably worth around $200, maybe a little more. I'd leave it just the way it is. In a one on one transaction it's probably not worth having graded, if you were going to send it to an auction house they can make that call and get it graded for you. 

[Chris Mikesh]

Hi Mike,

Thank you for the feedback.  That was more than I expected.  The paper is very soft and pliable.  How would someone keep the fibers from breaking down more.  Is that anything you know of that could help preserve it better? (Outside of a nitrogen environment.)

 

GB, Chris

[Fenntucky Mike]

On 7/19/2023 at 8:18 AM, Chris Mikesh said:

Hi Mike,

Thank you for the feedback.  That was more than I expected.  The paper is very soft and pliable.  How would someone keep the fibers from breaking down more.  Is that anything you know of that could help preserve it better? (Outside of a nitrogen environment.)

 

GB, Chris

I would just keep it in the sleeve and store it in a cool, dry, dark environment. It should stay stable and last many, many years. We'll both be long gone before anyone will need to worry about saving this note.

[rudolphago]

On 7/19/2023 at 5:16 AM, Chris Mikesh said:

Hi All,

I'm kind of new to currency. I do a lot with silver coins, but not so much Silver Certificates.

Of course, this is a common story. Great-Grandmother passes away at 102, and since I dabble in coins, I would be the perfect person to deal with the collection. And what a collection! She had a lot of Silver Certificates from 1928s, 35s, 53s & 57s and about 2000 coins dating back to 1840 (I think her G-father was in the Civil War!!)  I've had to learn a lot about currency over the last few months the hard way. But I do have a lot of books and am doing my homework faithfully.

But of course, here is a nugget that I thought I would show you guys and get opinions. I know this Black Eagle is collectible to a certain degree, and more so with signatures of Vernon and McClung – or so I read.

As soon as I saw this 1899 Black Eagle, I had the wherewithal to get it out of the paper folder (probably from the early 1900s) and get it into a hard plastic sleeve as you can see now.  And yes…. She did have it under the mattress (along with a few Clinton $3 Bills).

I would appreciate your opinions on this certificate, and any ways to care for it. Certainly, you don't wash and iron it in the hopes of improving it, but if you have a suggestion, I will value it. Would it be a good idea to send it in to PMG or leave it where it is?  I expect my grandkids will probably want to sell it in the future, (considering the condition of our national economy it might be worth a dollar then).   

But thank you in advance for your time.

God Bless,

Chris

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It sounds like your great-grandmother left you an interesting collection of silver coins and Silver Certificates. The 1899 Black Eagle Silver Certificate, signed by Vernon and McClung, is an extremely rare and valuable collector.