Whitman Expo
The United States utilized a two-cent coin for just ten years, from 1864 to 1873.
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Obverse Description
Chinese and English text; coat of arms; woman in traditional dress hand weaving
Reverse Description
Chinese and English text; 2nd HSBC headquarters building in the Bund area, Shanghai in Central district, Hong Kong; HSBC headquarters building in the Bund area, Shanghai
Catalog Information
GSID:
212870
Variety:
Purple and blue; horizontal CANCELLED perf; horizontal red SPECIMEN / NO VALUE ovpt front; no sig; all-zero s/n Confirmed place of issue: CF
BNB #:
B6556at2
Pick #:
PS316
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__ 187_ (01 07 1888) Sig 1: Cameron Confirmed place of issue: SH
__ 187_ Sig 1: Cameron Unconfirmed
__ 187_ Sig 1: Cameron Unconfirmed
__ 18__ Sig 1: Cameron Unconfirmed
No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH
__ 18__ Sig 1: Cameron Unconfirmed
No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: SH
__ 18__ Sig Unknown Unconfirmed
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Vertical CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: TT
__ 18__ Sig Unknown Unconfirmed
No date; no sig ; no s/n Confirmed place of issue: TT
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