Lot 47
1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4, Stemless Wreath VF20. Double Struck Obverse, Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with a few small spots of darker olive brown toning on both sides. The only notable marks are a small rim nick well left of the L in LIBERTY and another over the second S in STATES. MDS. This piece was struck two times. The first impression was normal but the coin failed to eject from the coining chamber and another planchet was inserted against the reverse before the dies struck again. The result is two clear impressions on the obverse with a 10 degree rotation showing at the bust and a second eyeball on the nose. The reverse was pressed against the blank planchet during the second strike and it displays minor swelling which is typical of "brockage makers." A neat mint error, and the double strike on the obverse is visible to the unaided eye.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Bill Dickerson 3/6/2004-John Koebert.
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