A rare $10,000 banknote minted during the Great Depression has sold at auction for a record-breaking price. The unusual bill, issued in 1934, features the face of late US president Abraham Lincoln’s treasury secretary, Salmon P. Chase. It was graded by Paper Money Guarantee (PMG), a third-party organization that assesses and certifies paper money, and was found to be in the highest-grade condition. “Large-denomination notes always have drawn the interest of collectors of all levels,” said Dustin Johnston, vice president of currency at Heritage Auctions, which hosted the expo. “The $10,000 trails only the $100,000 ... (full story)