I couldn’t pass. So I took the hit.
For all those wondering fr 16c does exist. I say this because another sub’s mod has recently said it doesn’t.
I’ve been looking for serial 420 on an old note for sometime. The number didn’t mean anything to anyone until 1971. So it wasn’t really saved. Glad I found it and on a note that has a name also associated with 420.
Here is another rarity. It’s tied with two other notes for the worst of the 7 known. However, it is nicer imo than the other two. Napier signature combinations are generally more rare.
In 1897, a succession of Republican presidents appointed Black men to the register of the treasury position. Napier was the fourth and final African American Register to have his signature engraved onto U.S. banknotes
Napier was part of what was known as Taft's "Black Cabinet," representing the highest governmental positions available to African Americans at the time.
In 1913, Napier courageously resigned from his post to protest the federal workplace segregation policies instituted by the newly inaugurated President Woodrow Wilson.
As I continue my collection of gold certificates, I came across this rarity. I really like how rare some of the gold star notes are. This one being just one of three known. This one is unfortunately the worst of the three.