US 1894 $5 John Marshall
- Maker
- United States (USPOD), Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Year
- 1894
- Rank
- 36 of 100
US 1894 $5 John Marshall
US 1894 $5 John Marshall by United States (USPOD), Bureau of Engraving and Printing (1894) is ranked 36 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It carried a price-guide value of $4,500 on 1 January 2015, which is not a sale. The top value and key stamp of the first BEP-printed (1894) series — the stamp that completes the set.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The top value and key stamp of the first BEP-printed (1894) series — the stamp that completes the set.
Scott 263, $5 dark green, John Marshall, unwatermarked, perf 12; only 6,251 issued; unused o.g.
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $4,500
- Kind
- Price-guide value, not a sale
- Date
- 1 January 2015
Scott catalogue value $4,500 unused o.g. ($2,750 used). Realized o.g. singles ran $1,050-$2,500 (Siegel Apr 2015 brought $2,500).
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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