Lot 291
1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems G4. Tab Double Strike, Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. Slightly sharper but the surfaces are covered with extremely fine roughness that dulls the natural gloss. No verdigris or notable contact marks. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive. Double struck. The first strike was normal and centered on the planchet. The piece then failed to eject completely and was struck a second time 90% off center with a new blank planchet also in the press. The obverse was struck by the obverse die about 90% off center and at an angle thanks to part of the new blank planchet being in the way leaving ERT from LIBERTY under the 04 in the date. An impressed arc from the new blank planchet shows at ES-OF, deepest at ES thanks to the two planchets not being on the same plain when the dies pressed against them. That couldn't have been good for the dies or the press, but it's good for us. Davy #04.11.14.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 6/6/1991.
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