WELCOME: THIS AUCTION IS FOR A SPECTACULAR 1923 5.00 SILVER CERTIFICATE LARGE SIZE  ** STAR ** NOTE IN STUNNING GEM !!UNCIRCULATED CONDITION. THIS 5.00 SILVER HAS BEEN NAMED THE "PORTHOLE" BECAUSE "HONEST ABE" APPEARS TO BE LEARING OUT OF A WINDOW ON A BOAT WHICH  IS CALLED A PORTHOLE.THIS SUPERB RARITY HAS BEEN THIRD PARTY GRADED BY ONE OF THE STRICKTEST GRADING COMPANYS PMG AND STATES GEM 65 EPQ (EXCEPTIONAL PAPER QUALITY). THIS 1923 BEAUTY IS THE LAST YEAR OF THE LARGE SIZE STAR NOTES AND A FINER EXAMPLE WILL  BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. ALSO THIS IS A SUPER LOW 5 DIGIT SERIAL NUMBER "*15376 D ". REGULAR TYPE PORTHOLE GEMS ARE NOW 10K + AND HAVE TRIPLED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IN FACT THIS STAR 6 YEARS  AGO SOLD FOR 8500.00 AND THE LAST GEM IN AUCTION BROUGHT NEARLY 35,000.00. AT THIS RATE I WOULD SAY THIS EXAMPLE WILL HIT THE 100K MARK IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS. WITH REAL ESTATE AND THE STOCK MARKET HAVING BIG PROBLEMS CURRENCY IS STAYING STRONG AND HAS SHOWN ABSOLUTLY NO !! SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN .LARGE SIZE STARS ARE BRINGING RECORD NUMBERS IN AUCTION AND WITH THE NEW 3RD EDITION "LARGE SIZE STAR BOOK" NOW OUT ( ALSO BEING SOLD ON MY EBAY STORE ) BUT FREE AS A BONUS FOR THE WINNER.THESE SCARCE RARITYS  ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN WITH SAVY COLLECTORS HOARDING ALL THEY CAN. IN JUST CRISP UNC. THE BOOK SHOWS 20,000 AND IN GEM 65 EPQ WELL MAKE ME AN OFFER AND WE'LL SEE. THIS IS TRULY A PIECE FOR THE ULTIMATE COLLECTOR-INVESTOR WHO DEMANDS THE VERY BEST.BE SURE TO USE THE SUPERSIZE FEATURE TO SOAK IN ALL THE PERFECTION THAT JUST BURSTS FROM THIS CLASSIC BEAUTY. PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE I AM AN EBAY PLATINUM POWER SELLER WITH 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK.IF YOU NEED MORE INFO PLEASE CALL ME AT 914-557-0222.THANKS FOR LOOKING AND BE SURE TO VIEW MY OTHER GREAT AUCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK. BE WELL ,RAY