50¢
Orange or deep orange

Subject: Thomas Jefferson
Number issued: 175,330
Perforations: 12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 260
Issued: November 1st, 1894
Earliest date of use: December 6th, 1894

Used
$10 - $25
No postmark with gum (MH)
$70 - $150
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$180 - $300

The vignette design was derived by Hiram Powers 1860-62 statue of Thomas Jefferson, now situated in the New York Museum of Metropolitan Art

Above is shown the 1870 10¢, note the similarity to the 1894 50¢ vignette. The 1870 rendition of the bust was criticized in that it was said that Jefferson was appearing to be falling asleep or nodding off. This was corrected in the 1894 design, the vignette was tilted a tad to the right and the eyes reworked, the whole effect being one 'wide-awake' third president of the United States. However in doing so some thought it made Jefferson look like a child.