$10000 Great Depression-era banknote sells for whopping $480000 in Texas

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A $10000 Great Depression-era banknote has fetched a whopping $480,000 at the Long Beach Expo currency auction in Dallas, Texas on Friday..

Vice president of currency at Heritage Auctions, Dustin Johnston highlighted how large-denomination notes are a hot favourite among collectors..

Notably, the banknote was issued in 1934 and features the face of late US president Abraham Lincolns treasury secretary, Salmon P..

Earlier, during the Heritage Auctions' Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction, an 1899 Twenty Dollar coin had got sold for $468,000..

The winning bidder acquired an exceptional trophy-level coin that immediately becomes a collection centerpiece," said Todd Imhof, Executive Vice President at Heritage Auctions.".