US 1860 90c Washington
- Maker
- United States (USPOD), Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
- Year
- 1860
- Rank
- 34 of 100
US 1860 90c Washington
US 1860 90c Washington by United States (USPOD), Toppan, Carpenter & Co. (1860) is ranked 34 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It carried a price-guide value of $10,000 on 1 June 2015, which is not a sale. The top denomination and key high value of the classic 1857-60 issue; genuinely used examples are rare.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The top denomination and key high value of the classic 1857-60 issue; genuinely used examples are rare.
Scott 39, 90c blue, perf 12; the top value of the 1857-60 series; genuine used example
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $10,000
- Kind
- Price-guide value, not a sale
- Date
- 1 June 2015
Scott catalogue value $10,000 for a genuine USED example (matched at $10,000 hammer, Siegel, Jun 2015). Unused no-gum catalogues $1,100; most 'used' copies have faked/CTO cancels, hence the used premium.
This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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- 2026-08-08