As of June 9, all 500 fractional shares of the Unique 1934 $100,000 U.S. Gold Certificate Specimen have been sold. Launched on April 10 by Kagin’s Digital, more than 70 individual buyers, including collectors, investors, and dealers, participated in the offering, with several acquiring multiple shares. Shares were offered in three pricing tiers: the first 100 at $1,000 each, the next 100 at $1,150, and the remaining 300 at $1,250.
The 1934 $100,000 Gold Certificate Specimen is the only example of its kind available to private owners. It represents the highest denomination of U.S. currency ever printed. Originally created to transfer large sums between and among Federal Reserve Banks, the 1934 $100,000 Gold Certificate was never circulated publicly. Today, the remaining Gold Certificates are housed in government museums, but only a single Specimen remains in private hands. Recently graded…
