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1000 Mystery Dollars Edgar Allan Poe
| Issuer | United States |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Size | 140 × 76 mm |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Floral watermark pattern |
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Not legal tender, not a banknote — this is a novelty art piece issued privately by designer Matej Gabris, who has built a recognizable side industry producing fictitious "Mystery Dollar" notes featuring literary and historical figures. DAS Security Printing's involvement lends the physical object a degree of material credibility: genuine security paper, offset lithography to a commercial standard, and an embedded watermark that mimics the production quality of actual currency without crossing into counterfeiting territory since no real denomination is replicated.
Collectible purely as a curiosity. Secondary market demand tracks Gabris's broader series rather than anything specific to the Poe subject.