SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. - For over thirty years, I have handled many unique rarities and new discoveries from the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. My rarities and discoveries have been featured on the front page of Coin World and numerous other publications including CoinLink, Numismatic News, Mint Error News and others. Some of these discoveries were numismatic rarities, unique mint errors, die trials, test pieces and U.S. currency errors. I’m proud to present my latest discovery, which is front page news and has never been reported or featured anywhere else. It is a complete set of unique Specimen Silver Certificates certified by PCGS. It was just purchased via private treaty and originated from The Bank of Poland.

The Silver Certificates featured in this unique set have the word SPECIMEN printed in red ink on both sides by the BEP. These notes are the only known Silver Certificates of this type in private hands. Every note has a solid non-zero serial number indicating it was legally issued. Specimen notes of solid zeros are subject to confiscation but Specimen notes with a serial number are not the subject of Government confiscation. Banks are not State owned and therefore their contents can be bought and sold. The Bank of Poland sold these notes which were originally obtained from the U.S. Government.

Collectors and historians now have the opportunity to view this previously unknown complete set of U.S. Specimen Silver Certificates. Fortunate collectors may acquire U.S. Specimen notes on current denominations when one occasionally surfaces. To obtain a complete set of previously unknown Specimen Silver Certificates, in superb preservation and certified by PCGS, is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the serious collector of historic rarities from the U.S. Mint or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

To read more about this unique discovery, visit mikebyers.com.

Mike Byers is president of Byers Numismatic Corp., a California corporation dealing in numismatics and the largest dealer of the world’s rarest mint errors. He specializes in U.S. and World Major Mint Errors and Die Trials. He has been a professional numismatist for over thirty years, has handled major coin collections and attends every major coin convention. Byers Numismatic Corp. carries an extensive inventory as well as solicits want lists and is always looking to purchase fresh inventory and collections.