Series 1928 Gold Certificates were issued for only a brief period between 1928 and 1933. In late 1933 The Federal Reserve mandated that all Gold Certificates be redeemed. From that point until 1964 the notes were considered illegal to own. Given this strange law it's somewhat surprising so many are around to collect. Sadly, I think because of the uncertainty surrounding these notes the $500 and $1000 in the series were redeemed in larger numbers than regular $500 and $1000 notes. This high rate of redemption accounts for the relative scarcity of these notes today.
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The 1928 $500 Gold Certificate is rare and wonderful type of note just doesn't come up as often as I'd like. With less than one hundred known examples this note is always in demand. A nice mid grade example will cost between $4000 and $9000. A full range of values would be from $2500 to $20000 for a flawless example.
The 1928 $1000 dollar gold certificate is a very rare note with less than fifty known. This bill is a curious design in that, there is no district seal and the treasury seal is on the left. This leaves the right side of the note kind of barren. It would have been nice if they put a gold eagle there or something! A nice mid grade note will run from $5000 to $8000. A full range of estimates would be from $4000 for a limp rag to $40000 for a perfect example.