1934A $10 Silver Certificate (Blue Seal) – Fr. 1702 (324A) For Sale

Denomination: $10.00 (Ten Dollars)

Currency Type: Silver Certificate (Deep Blue Treasury Seal & Blue Serial Numbers)

Series: Series 1934A

Catalog Reference: Friedberg # 1702 (Fr. 1702)

Serial Number: B 18083324 A

Portrait: Alexander Hamilton

Signatures:

• William Alexander Julian (Treasurer of the United States)

• Henry Morgenthau Jr. (Secretary of the Treasury)

Obligation Clause: "This certifies that there is on deposit in the Treasury of the United States of America Ten Dollars in silver payable to the bearer on demand."

Plate Identifiers:

• Check Letter & Position: H (upper left / lower right quadrant indicators)

• Face Plate Number: H 66 (lower right)

• Back Plate Number: 185 (lower left inside the border framing the U.S. Treasury Building)

Serial Number Analysis: 18083324

• Contains 6 unique digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8).

• Features paired digits: a double 8 (808) and a double 3 (33).

• Standard circulated block serial number (B-A block).

Design & Series Attributes:

• Vivid Blue Numeral "10": Displays the large light-blue/outlined "10" on the left side of the portrait underprinted with the legal tender clause.

• Wartime Treasury Pairing: Bears the signature of Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr., tying it directly to the WWII wartime Treasury era.

• Pre-Motto Reverse: Classic U.S. Treasury Building reverse vignette without the "In God We Trust" motto.

Technical Grade: Choice Very Fine to Extra Fine (VF 35 – XF 40, Crisp Original Paper)

Preservation Highlights:

• Paper Texture & Body: Firm, stiff original paper body retaining significant factory sizing and snap with zero limpness or fiber breakdown.

• Fold Count: Limited solely to one minor, soft vertical center fold; surfaces remain remarkably flat and smooth without heavy breaks or multi-crease intersections.

• Margins & Edges: Complete, wide margins framing the design evenly, free of edge tears, pinholes, margin splits, or frayed corners.

• Inks & Eye Appeal: Outstanding visual contrast—the blue Treasury seal, large numeral "10", and serial numbers remain deep and vibrant. Hamilton's portrait and the reverse Treasury Building engraving are crisp and well-defined.