Whitman Expo
The United States utilized a two-cent coin for just ten years, from 1864 to 1873.
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Obverse Description
Portuguese text; ear of corn as registration device; Amílcar Cabral
Reverse Description
Portuguese text; Mount Cano (Fogo volcano); men with drums and women with large mortar and pestle celebrating Festa do Pilão (Festival of the Pestle); coat of arms; ear of corn
Catalog Information
GSID:
91381
Variety:
20 de Janeiro de 1989 Sig 2: Pires/da Luz Prefix AZ, BY, CX, DW, EV, FU, GT, HS
BNB #:
B204a
Pick #:
P57
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Request Pricing 20 de Janeiro de 1977 Sig 1: da Luz/Santos Prefix A/1, B/2, C/3, D/4, E/5, F/6, G/7, H/8, J/9
No ovpt; no perf; no sig ; no s/n
Diagonal black ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE ovpt upper front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n
20 de Janeiro de 1977 Sig 1: da Luz/Santos Prefix A/1, B/2, C/3, D/4
Separate uniface front/back proofs on large paper
Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE ovpt upper front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n
20 de Janeiro de 1977 Sig 1: da Luz/Santos Prefix A/1, B/2, C/3, D/4
Diagonal red ESPÉCIME ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE ovpt upper front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE ovpt upper left; red # ovpt upper right back; all-zero s/n
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n
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