Lot 308
1811 C-2 R3 G5. End-of-Strip Tapered Planchet Clip. A couple points sharper but covered with fine granularity under a mostly glossy chocolate brown patina. No verdigris and only trivial marks, including a small rim nick over the E in STATES. The planchet was cut from the end of the planchet strip. The planchet is incomplete left of stars 3-5 and it is beveled in that area causing a very weak strike at stars 2-6 and on UNITED. The date and remainder of the legends are all strong. The weight is only 77.9 grains, considerably under the normal 84.0 grain standard. EDS. Davy #11.2.7.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions #4369, 2/27/88:405.
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