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One known (unique). Previously unlisted in Reed and Friedberg references.
Catalog Information
GSID:
84794
Diameter:
14
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
EP172b
Variety 2:
Long Arrows
Coin Date:
Ayers Cathartic Pills
Denomination:
30c
Mintage:
unique
Coinage Type:
Encased Postage
Coinage Years:
1861
Rarity:
unique
PCGS #:
EP172b
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Ayers Cathartic Pills 30c EP172b, Long Arrows (Fr. EP172b)
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Greensheet & CPG® Values
Take Ayers Pills 30c EP172c (Fr. EP172c)
Worth: $4,000 – $4,000
Ayers Sarsaparilla 30c EP173 (Fr. EP173)
Worth: $4,000 – $5,000
Browns Bronchial Troches 30c EP174 (Fr. EP174)
Worth: $5,000 – $6,000
Burnetts Cocoaine Kalliston 30c EP175 (Fr. EP175)
Worth: $3,000 – $3,500
Burnetts Cooking Extracts 30c EP176 (Fr. EP176)
Worth: $3,250 – $5,250
Drakes Plantation Bitters 30c EP177 (Fr. EP177)
Worth: $5,000 – $6,000
Gault, J. 30c EP178, Plain Frame (Fr. EP178)
Worth: $2,750 – $4,500
Gault, J. 30c EP179, Ribbed Frame (Fr. EP179)
Worth: $4,000 – $5,000
Hunt & Nash, Irving House, N.Y. 30c EP180 (Fr. EP180)
Worth: $6,500 – $8,000
Kirkpatrick & Gault, N.Y. 30c EP181 (Fr. EP181)
Worth: $2,750 – $4,250
Lord & Taylor, N.Y. 30c EP182 (Fr. EP182)
Worth: $3,000 – $3,500
Sands Ale 30c EP183 (Fr. EP183)
Worth: $10,000 – $12,500
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