1862 George Washington 10cent Stamp Coin

1862 stamp/coin 10cent George Washington. Help with history value?

If you have a Scott Specialized Catalogue, look under the "Encased Postage Stamps" section for the history. Yours is Scott #EP158. If you don't have the catalogue, you can Google "Encased Postage Stamps" and get information about them. Value depends upon condition. You did not post a scan of the front. The Mica being intact is important to value. Catalogue value for a very-fine example, intact Mica and not heavily worn or damaged, is about $800.00 (my 2014 catalogue).

2016 Specialized remains at $800.

Where would I sell this?

Remember we have not seen if the mica is still intact for any real value. I would shop around showing the item to several coin or stamp dealers at a major show. Make sure to research the value further first.

http://images.goldbergauctions.com/...ter=4&page=1

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...158&_sacat=0

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?rmvS...=0&LH_Comple

847332Here you go RWRANDY

Sending this in to the PF for a cert would probably be a good idea. There are many potential problems with encased postage, including replaced stamps, replaced mica, and outright counterfeits.

Early American auctions would be a good place to start.

http://www.earlyamerican.com/Auctio...es/home.php#

Example above is a bit off-centered and appears to have a slight hazing of the mica over the "e" of cents which will detract a bit from the value.