Lot 296
1809 C-6 R1 MS60. Misaligned Dies. Lustrous chocolate and olive brown with satiny mint frost covering the protected areas on both sides. Essentially flawless. A very tiny tick over the T in CENT is the best identifying mark, and it is barely visible. LDS, Manley state 6.0, with strong rim cud breaks on the upper right quadrant of the obverse, including one above the back edge of the head that hangs down slightly beyond the dentil tips. The dies are slightly misaligned. The reverse is perfectly centered on the planchet while the obverse is off center to K-9. The shift allows the rim cuds to show more strongly than normal for the late state. Plated on page 475 in the Breen encyclopedia to illustrate "Offset-misaligned dies." Davy #09.6.6.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex William K. Raymond 9/8/76.
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