$10,000 bill from Great Depression era sells for $480,000 at auction

Great Depression $10,000 bill fetches $480,000 at auction

In this May 9, 1938 file photo, people stand in line for their portions of a federal surplus of potatoes and cabbages in Cleveland. Nearly a century later, the U.S. economy is all but shut down, and layoffs are soaring at small businesses and major industries. A devastating global recession looks inevitable. Deepening the threat, a global oil price war has erupted. Some economists foresee an economic downturn to rival the Depression. …

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(CNN) — A rare $10,000 bill dating back to the Great Depression has sold for $480,000 at auction. Issued in 1934, the Federal Reserve note was certified by Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) and was Exceptional Paper Quality (EPQ) graded, according to Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions. The Boston note, which features the face of President Lincoln’s Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase, topped the house’s Long Beach Expo currency auction…

Rare Great Depression-era $10,000 bill sells for $480K — but who's...

A rare Great Depression-era $10,000 bill was sold at an auction last week for a record $480,000. The Federal Reserve note issued in 1934 topped the Long Beach Expo US Currency Signature Auction hosted by Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions, according to a press release.

$10,000 Great Depression-era bill sells for $480,000 at auction

What's a $10,000 bill worth to you? To some auction goers, the answer is hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Talk about inflation: a $10,000 Great Depression-era bill just sold for $480,000

A Depression-era $10,000 bill that was sold at auction for $480,000 features not a portrait of a president, but a treasury secretary.

1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note sells at auction for $480K

DALLAS (WISH) — A rare Depression-era $10,000 note recently set a new record at a Dallas auction house, selling for $480,000. The note is from 1934 and was never circulated. Auction house Heritage Auctions described the note as a Boston $10,000 bill. The paper currency features the face of President Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase. It, along with currency notes in denominations of $500, $1,000, and $5,000 were disc…