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#92 - 1868 F grill 1ยข

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Basic Info

1¢
Blue, dark blue
F GRILL

Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: The National Bank Note Company
Subject: Benjamin Franklin
Number issued:
7,000,000
Perforations: 12
Watermark:
Unwatermarked
Scott #:
92
Grilled:
Late July, 1868
Issued: Early August, 1868

Value

Used
$55 - $150
No postmark with gum (MH)
$500 - $2,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$7,500 (2016)

Plate Numbers

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#92 was printed with the following plate #'s

Engravers imprint and number
10, 22, 27

#92a

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#92a
Pale Blue
Value as #92

About the F grill

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Over 95% of grills are either E or F grills. The A, B, C, and D grills had proved to be unsatisfactory, mostly due to their presence on the stamp making the stamp difficult to separate. The Z grill did not have that problem but for whatever reason it was printed in very limited quantities. The F grill was the last of the grills. Grilling was expensive and it was increasingly seen that there was no need for it. Grilling did have a benefit; it helped the National Banknote Company win the contract. For more on grills see types of grills.

The Earliest Known Use

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The earliest known date of use of #92 is August 11th, 1868

Counterfeits

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The 1¢ F grill is not often counterfeited. The counterfeit grill above has squares without the points that can be seen on the genuine grills

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