Lot 380
1901, 2¢ Pan-American, center inverted (295a), deeper color than usual, nicely centered with full, undisturbed original gum (small hinge remnant), F.-V.F. Scott's value is for examples with full, slightly disturbed original gum.
Scott $55,000
ONE OF THE FINER MINT EXAMPLES OF THIS POPULAR RARITY OF WHICH HALF ARE FAULTY.
Expertization: 1978 PF Certificate.
The 2¢ is the rarest of the regularly issued Pan-American Inverts with probably no more than 200 being issued. This estimate is based on the fact that two shades of the error exist, meaning that at least two panes of 100 were released in two different post offices. Lending further credence to the like issue of no more than 200 issued is current estimate of approximately 150 surviving examples including about a half dozen used singles and a mint block.
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