3 Cents Type 1, Scott 10 Or 11?

cant figure this one out, is it 10 or 11?

It is hard to identify colors from a scan posted online but that certainly looks like dull red to me so I vote for #11.

11

thank you Anghus and sinclair, you are so much help

I also vote for #11, but it is hard to tell colors in a scan, like was said upthread. I do want to add that this stamp has some quite pronounced lack of plate wiping at top and bottom. It is not rare, by any means, but I find it to be an interesting 'conversation piece'. It appears as smeared ink in the top and bottom margins. In the printing process, normally the high spots of the plates (the white areas of the stamp design) are wiped clean before contact with the paper. Sometimes, when the wiping process is incomplete, you end up with stamps with stray ink smears as you see on your example.

Reminds me of a '57 Claret with some BC. The claret gives it a sharper impression while the Brownish Carmine gives it a brownish overtone.

Here's some examples (left--'57 pale claret, right--'57 pale claret w/BC):

I think it is an 1856 printing in the yellowish rose red shade.

That blurriness between the top and bottom margins is not caused by insufficient plate wiping. It comes directly from the plate and is constant. I would guess it faded with plate wear but I don't have any examples at the ready to prove it.