Lot 248
1794 S-22 R1 Fair-2. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown with darker olive brown and steel in protected areas. The highpoints are smooth but the fields and protected areas are covered with fine roughness. No verdigris or significant marks. The bottom of the date is worn smooth but the upper half remains visible. A wholly pedestrian cent except for one thing: the reverse is bisected by a shelf that meanders from rim to rim giving the appearance of a retained cud or massive die break. In my opinion this is not a die break or cud, and the lack of a significant "Mound" right of the fraction suggests it is not from the latest state of the reverse die. Instead I suspect the shelf is a result of a planchet delamination where metal was peeled away from the right side of the reverse after striking. Careful inspection is recommended. Estimate Value $300 - UP
Ex Brett Dudek (who acquired it unattributed at a coin show in Reading, PA, in 5/2012) 5/2013-Chuck Heck Collection.
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