$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color on crisp paper, unusually wide and balanced margins for this difficult issue

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE. ONE OF THE KEYS TO A HIGH-GRADE SET OF THE COLUMBIAN ISSUE.

The $2.00 Columbian Issue is notorious for being one of the most difficult denominations to obtain with choice centering or with wide margins. For hinged and Mint N.H. categories, the next-highest grade is XF-Superb 95 (one used copy has also been graded 98).

With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $9,250.00).

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