Sale 958 — 2008 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 7 June, 2008
Category — Washington-Franklin Issues (continued)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
686
2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (491). Joint line pair, lightly hinged, radiant color, exceptionally well-centered, tiny corner crease at top rightEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A WELL-CENTERED JOINT LINE PAIR OF THE RARE 2-CENT TYPE II PERF 10 HORIZONTAL COIL ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER.
Unlike most other issues, the horizontal coil is actually scarcer than the vertical coil. It was in production for only a short period of time before being replaced by the Type III, Scott 492.
With 1965 P.F. certificate
14,000
7,000