Whitman Expo
The United States utilized a two-cent coin for just ten years, from 1864 to 1873.
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Obverse Description
Afrikaans, English, and German text; shepherd and three Merino sheep
Reverse Description
Afrikaans, English, and German text; bank seal with sailing ship
Catalog Information
GSID:
135906
Variety:
Blue; diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt front; two diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt back; vertical black SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD left front; horizontal black # ovpt upper right front; no s/n
BNB #:
B101at
Pick #:
P1acts
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Bank Note Value History
Blue; diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt front; two diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt back; vertical black SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD left front; horizontal black # ovpt upper right front; no s/n
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Banknote Book (CPG) Values
| Grade | CPG Value (Retail) |
|---|---|
| AU50 | $750.00 |
1.6.1931 1st JUNE, 1931 Sig 1: Pooley/Richards Prefix A - K
1.5.1943 1st MAY, 1943 Sig 5: Silverthorne/Rabie Prefix L - N
1.4.1949 1st APRIL, 1949 Sig 6: Strydom/Rabie Prefix N - S
2.1.1951 2ND JANUARY, 1951 Prefix S - Z, AA - AC
Worth: $55 – $225
31.7.1954 31ST JULY, 1954 Prefix AD - AF
Worth: $55 – $225
Separate uniface front/back, monochrome (black) proofs; no ovpt; no perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n
Worth: $700 – $700
1.6.1931 1st JUNE, 1931 Sig 1: Pooley/Richards Prefix A - E
1.5.1935 1st MAY, 1935 Sig 3: Haupt/Stewien Prefix F - H
Worth: $350 – $350
2.1.1937 2ND JANUARY, 1937 Prefix H - J
Worth: $350 – $350
1.10.1938 1ST OCTOBER, 1938 Sig 4: Haupt/Pooley Prefix K - O
Worth: $350 – $350
1.11.1939 1ST NOVEMBER, 1939 Prefix P - T
Worth: $150 – $800
1.11.1943 1ST NOVEMBER, 1943 Sig 5: Silverthorne/Rabie Prefix U - Y
Worth: $150 – $800
1.4.1949 1ST APRIL, 1949 Sig 6: Strydom/Rabie Prefix Z, AA - AK
Worth: $300 – $2,000
2.1.1951 2ND JANUARY, 1951 Prefix AK - AZ
Worth: $300 – $2,000
31.7.1954 31ST JULY, 1954 Prefix BA - BG
Worth: $300 – $2,000
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