1882 $100 Thomas Hart Benton, Gold Certificate (Fr.1212), folded in places, crisp and very fine, PMG 30 (Gold certificates, redeemable to the bearer in gold coin, were originally issued in 1865. Over the course of the next several decades, a wide variety of designs and denominations would come forth. The reverses of gold certificates are a shade of orange, giving rise to their common nickname, "goldbacks.") (Cat No. 1212) (Image)