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The United States utilized a two-cent coin for just ten years, from 1864 to 1873.
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Obverse Description
Chinese text; Huang Di; Quadrangle Tablet Pavillion
Reverse Description
English text; Zhengyang Gate, Beijing City Walls
Catalog Information
GSID:
195042
Variety:
Two vertical purple 様本 ovpts front; two diagonal purple SPECIMEN ovpts back; unknown Chinese perf; normal s/n Confirmed place of issue: CL
BNB #:
B1008bs
Pick #:
P27
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Request Pricing Sig 2: Chang/Sung Confirmed place of issue: PK
Worth: $4,000 – $12,000
Bank name obscured with circle ovpts front/back; date obscured with circle ovpts front; horizontal black 行銀國中國 (Bank of China) ovpt top front; arched black BANK OF CHINA ovpt top back Sig 3: Fan/Li Confirmed place of issue: MC, PK
Worth: $4,000 – $12,000
Bank name obscured with circle ovpts front/back; date obscured with circle ovpts front; horizontal black 行券換兌銀國中國 (Bank of China) ovpt top front; arched black BANK OF CHINA ovpt top back Sig 1: Unknown/Wu Unconfirmed
Sig 5: Chang/Wu Unconfirmed
Bank name obscured with line ovpts front/back; date obscured with line ovpts front; arched black BANK OF CHINA ovpt top back Sig 4: Ching/Unknown Unconfirmed
Sig 2: Chang/Sung Unconfirmed
Bank name obscured with circle ovpts front/back; date obscured with circle ovpts front; horizontal black 行銀國中國 (Bank of China) ovpt top front; arched black BANK OF CHINA ovpt top back Sig 3: Fan/Li Unconfirmed
Bank name obscured with circle ovpts front/back; date obscured with circle ovpts front; horizontal black 行券換兌銀國中國 (Bank of China) ovpt top front; arched black BANK OF CHINA ovpt top back Sig 1: Unknown/Wu Confirmed place of issue: PK
Worth: $10,000 – $32,000
Sig 5: Chang/Wu Unconfirmed
Bank name obscured with line ovpts front/back; date obscured with line ovpts front; arched black BANK OF CHINA ovpt upper back Sig 4: Ching/Unknown Confirmed place of issue: SH
Worth: $10,000 – $32,000
年元年國民 / 1ST OCTOBER 1909 Bank name obscured with circle ovpts front/back; date obscured with circle ovpts front; vertical black 中國 / 銀行 (Bank of China) ovpts in oval panels at front; horizontal black BANK OF CHINA ovpt lower back
Sig 2: Chang/Sung Unconfirmed
Bank name obscured with circle ovpts front/back; date obscured with circle ovpts front; horizontal black 行銀國中國 (Bank of China) ovpt top front; arched black BANK OF CHINA ovpt top back Sig 3: Fan/Li Unconfirmed
Bank name obscured with circle ovpts front/back; date obscured with circle ovpts front; horizontal black 行券換兌銀國中國 (Bank of China) ovpt top front; arched black BANK OF CHINA ovpt top back Sig 1: Unknown/Wu Unconfirmed
Sig 5: Chang/Wu Confirmed place of issue: HK
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