Issued from 1907 through the early 1920s, the Series of 1907 represents the most available $1000 Gold Certificate in the large size format. However, as with almost any series, especially one that was long-lived and used over a period of 15 years, there’s bound to be both “common” notes and those that are exceptions to the rule.
The series features a portrait of Alexander Hamilton at center in a composition not too dissimilar to its $10 counterpart. It was first issued with the Vernon – Treat signature combination which represents a fairly rare entry in the series with six examples recorded by the likes of Track & Price out of 32,000 produced by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing. The last time an example representing this Friedberg number was sold at auction was in January 2009 when a PMG Fine 12 Net note sold for $19,550.
The next signature combination Vernon – McClung is unrepresented by any surviving notes from the total of only 12,000 pieces that were delivered. Like the preceding signature combination, a only 12,000 pieces were delivered of the Napier – McClung signature combination, but it has the distinction of a single survivor recorded by Track & Price. Offered multiple times in recent decades, this note has realized a high of $287,500 in September 2008 and a low of $176,250 in January 2013.
Following the Napier – McClung signature combination was the short-lived Napier – Burke combination. Representative of Fr. 1219c, a total of four notes are recorded, making this the second rarest signature combination in terms of individual survivors. It was current from April 1913 until September 1913 when Napier resigned in protest of Wilson administration policy which ordered the racial segregation of Federal agencies including the Treasury Department. The last example to cross the auction block representing this signature combination realized $38,400 in August 2020. A total of 48,000 individual pieces were delivered for this combination.
The final two signature combinations of the Series of 1907 also have the distinction of being the most available, with 56 individual examples recorded between them by Track & Price. The Parker – Burke signature combination is the rarest of these with eight examples recorded, while the Teehee – Burke signature accounts for the lion’s share of survivors with 48 individual examples. Between both signature combinations, a total of 160,000 pieces were delivered. If you’re looking to represent this scarce denomination, these signature combinations are likely to be offered most regularly, with a generic example running in the range of $30,000 in today’s market.
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