Sheik $5 Small Size Duplicate 2
1928B - 1928D $5 Federal Reserve Note Fr. 1952-A - 1954-F* Green Alpha Seal; First Legend

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Note Description: Federal Reserve Note Minneapolis
$5 1928B Small Size
Grade: F 15
Block Letter: IA
Country: US
Note Number: 1952-Idgs
Seal Type: Dark Green
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 Woods
Mellon
Certification #: 5014141-021  
Owner: Sheik Sheck
Sets Competing: Sheik $5 Small Size Duplicate 2  Score: 81
Date Added: 5/15/2020
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

Part of the Baby Face Nelson cash hoard. An incredible story how ill-gotten gain from Minnesota robberies ended up in San Antonio Texas. Heyman Lebman apparently socked away this cash and his relatives brought it in for evaluation 80 odd years later. Heyman was hiding something! A great Piece of History for both Currency and History buffs. Untouched since the Great Depression, sat Hyman S. Lehman’s bank box containing a cash hoard waiting to be discovered by his grandson. Lehman’s Western Store was recognized for being an accomplished gunsmith and leather worker in the 1930s. Acquiring small arms and customizing pistols for his customers, Lehman often converted them into fully automatic weapons. Lehman sold his machine pistols and other modified automatics to big time gangsters and their associates across the country. His most famous customer was the FBI’s Public Enemy Number One, Baby Face Nelson, an American bank robber and partner of John Dillinger. Lehman’s relationship with Nelson was so strong, he invited Nelson and his wife, Helen, to Thanksgiving dinner in 1933. The day after Dillinger was ambushed and killed, the Director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, announced Nelson as the new "Public Enemy No. 1" on July 23, 1934 as he and his wife fled to California. Four months later on November 27, Nelson and Helen were spotted by FBI agents driving a stolen car near Barrington, IL. After a car chase, Nelson pulled over and a gun battle ensued. Nelson killed two FBI agents and was hit by 17 bullets before he escaped. The damage from his injuries were too severe, and the next day, Nelson succumbed to his injuries at 25-years-old.

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