Lot
183 
1898, $2 Trans-Miss., top margin plate no. "613" single, o.g., never hinged, choice centering amid nicely balanced margins, rich intense color and exceptional freshness, Extremely Fine and choice, a magnificent gem plate number single in never hinged condition, ex-Morton; with 1991 & 2021 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SSV $15,500 without plate number premium).Scott No. 293 $6,000.
CONSIDERED TO BE THE FINEST MINT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE WITH PLATE NUMBER.
For comparison, the P.S.E. population report has only four examples grading 90 and three higher at 95.
Realized: $10,000