This week's highlights include a New Hampshire Brown Back, the only known $50 from a short-lived North Carolina bank, the most famous error cent of the 20th century, and signed cards of Rob Gronkowski and Peyton Manning. All five are in our eBay store and close between November 2 and November 4. Below, we explain what each piece is, why collectors look for it, and what comparable examples have brought recently.
1902 $50 Plain Back, First National Bank of Warsaw, North Carolina (Fr. 683), PMG 25: Unique and Finest Known
This $50 is the only note of its denomination known from the First National Bank of Warsaw, North Carolina, and the finest of just three notes recorded from the bank; the other two are a $5 and a $10. The bank, charter 11767, was chartered in June 1920 when the Citizens Bank of Warsaw converted to a national charter, and it had a short, difficult life: a run by depositors led to receivership in 1927, and after a brief restoration it closed for good in December 1931. It issued only 1902 Plain Back notes, and the serial ranges recorded by the Society of Paper Money Collectors show its $50s were printed on just 96 sheets of 50-50-50-100, or 288 notes, of which this is the only one known to survive. The $50 design shows John Sherman on the face and an allegory of Mechanics and Navigation, with a steam engine, on the back. Heritage notes that only about 4,000 North Carolina National Bank Notes of any type have been reported, and its North Carolina index lists no auction sales for this bank. With no earlier sales to compare, there is no price trend to report, and for North Carolina and high-denomination specialists this may be the only opportunity to own a Warsaw $50.
1882 $10 Brown Back, Merchants National Bank of Manchester, NH (Fr. 482), PMG 20 EPQ
This $10 note was issued by the Merchants National Bank of Manchester, charter 1520, which opened in 1865 as the City National Bank of Manchester and took the Merchants name in October 1880. The face shows Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment and Liberty riding an eagle. The brown back that gives the series its name carries the bank's charter number in green, and Fr. 482 identifies the Rosecrans–Jordan signature combination. PMG's EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality) designation means the graders found the paper original and unprocessed. Large-size notes from this Manchester bank seldom reach the market: Heritage noted in 2019 that only three had sold at auction in the previous two decades. With so few trading, there are no recent comparable sales to quote, and this result will be a useful data point for New Hampshire collectors.
1955 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent, ANACS AU 50
The 1955 Doubled Die is the error that taught a generation of Americans to check their change: a working die at the Philadelphia Mint received misaligned hub impressions, which left the date and lettering boldly doubled. According to Q. David Bowers' research, about 40,000 were struck and about 24,000 escaped into circulation. Many went out as change tucked into cigarette packs sold from vending machines in greater Boston, western Massachusetts and around Binghamton, New York. The doubling is visible without magnification, so the coin became a cornerstone of both Lincoln cent and error collecting, and Stack's Bowers estimates that only 3,000–4,000 survive. In AU 50, PCGS-graded examples brought about $1,500 in 2021, while in 2026 Heritage sold a PCGS AU 50 for $3,172 in June and an ANACS net AU 50 (cleaned) for $2,318 in April. That is a clear rise over five years, but with only a handful of sales at this grade, eye appeal and the grading service make a real difference to individual results.
2010 Topps Chrome Rob Gronkowski Rookie Autograph #C112, PSA 10
This is Rob Gronkowski's signed rookie card from 2010 Topps Chrome, the year the Patriots drafted him in the second round, 42nd overall. He went on to win four Super Bowls, earned four first-team All-Pro selections and a place on the NFL's 2010s All-Decade Team, and 2027 is his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility. The card carries a sticker autograph over the same running pose as his base rookie, and a recent Fanatics Collect listing reported a PSA 10 population of 144. Recorded PSA 10 sales from 2022 to 2026 range from $660 to $1,080, with a median near $800; the most recent was $905 in March 2026. Prices have held steady over that stretch, and the coming Hall of Fame vote is the main thing collectors are watching.
2008 Exquisite Collection Legendary Gold Peyton Manning Jersey Autograph, 11/20
Upper Deck's Exquisite Collection was the top end of football cards in its era, sold as a single seven-card pack per box, and Cardboard Connection describes the 2008 set as home to some of the priciest cards of the decade. This Peyton Manning card comes from the set's Legendary autograph line. It is serial numbered 11 of 20 and pairs jersey swatches with an on-card signature. Manning was the first overall pick in 1998, won five MVP awards and two Super Bowls, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021. The NFL did not renew Upper Deck's license after 2009, which ended Exquisite football under Upper Deck. The card rarely trades: we found no recorded sales of it or its sister parallels, so there is no reliable price trend to cite.
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