“Would you spend $2.6 million for a certificate for $1,000? A rare, century–old silver certificate formerly http://moneyfactory.gov/silvercertificates.htmlbearing the likeness of 19th century politician William L. Marcy was sold to an anonymous buyer for that lofty sum, which auctioneers at Stack’s Bowers Galleries say is a record. ‘Only two exist of this type, the other being a treasure in the National Numismatic Collection in the Smithsonian Institution,’ Stack’s Bowers said in announcing the sale. The certificate was issued in 1891, at a time when silver miners, Western mining companies and some Western banks were objecting to the government’s decision to adopt a gold standard.”
http://www.today.com/money/100-year-old-wild-west-silver-certificate-lassos-2-6m-6C10287980
