Sale 932 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 4: Washington-Franklin Issues
Sale Date — Friday, 30 March, 2007
Category — 1910-11 Coil Issue (Scott 385 to 389)
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2c Carmine, Coil (386). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color, gorgeous centering both side to side and top to bottomEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 2-CENT 1910 VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 386. THIS REMARKABLE GUIDE LINE PAIR HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E., WHICH IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.
According to Johl (Vol. 1, p. 111), the Bureau switched to Perf 8-1/2 for their coils after a very short period of time. The Perf 12 coils proved to be too susceptible to falling apart in the machines used to affix (and make) the coils. Scott 386 was one of the first to be discontinued.
With 1998 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $14,200.00). This is the only guide line pair awarded this high grade.
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