You know you’re a diehard collector when… well, when you find a way to fork over $2.3 million for an item that originally went for a grand. According to a Texas auction gallery, an anonymous art collector recently paid more than $2 million for a $1,000 bill printed in 1890. “This $1,000 bill is one of only two known of its type; the other surviving example is in the museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco,” the president of Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries told news reporters. The rare item also comes with a sweet name. According to experts, … Continue reading →