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Auction: 314 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 607

Second Issue Experimental Backs. 5 Cents. Both standard size and back design - a counter within a shield composed of stars and stripes, with an eagle at the top. Both examples are stamped "SPECIMEN" in blue violet diagonally across the portrait, and canceled with two half-moon punch holes. The first is printed on medium paper with many fine fibers. The design is somewhat shifted to the right. Uncirculated. The second is printed on bond paper. AU. Ex. Henry Chapman.

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