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Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions,
Inc.'s "Texas Collection," January 4, 2001, Lot 4178, where it
was described as follows: "1875 $5 First Charter, Fr-402, Good-VG.
This note was last offered in the Bass Collection sale, where Bowers
described it as follows: "Very limp from having been heavily
circulated. One tiny edge split is noted in the right face margin,
extending just to the design border. Other areas of slight roughness are
visible on all sides as is an old ink stain on the back. A decent note
with no serious problems, but with a rarity significant enough to
maintain a high level of desirability. The Kelly census reports just a
single note known from the $1,225 that remain [sic] outstanding as of
1916. Consultation with other experts on the subject has confirmed that
this is actually one of two known. Clearly a rarity of the first
order and worthy of careful attention from serious collectors."
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