Lot 101
1794 C-1c R7+ Liberty Cap, Head Right with Plain (Unlettered) Edge AG3+. Missing Edge Letters. Sharpness G5 with fine roughness under a dark chocolate brown and olive patina with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. No significant marks or verdigris. The date is weak but complete and most of the legends can be made out without much difficulty. The edge letters are missing indicating this planchet failed to pass through the Castaing machine (technically making this a mint error rather than a different die variety). The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CW. While several examples of this variety are known with blundered edge lettering, pieces that failed to pass through the Castaing machine and have no edge lettering are excessively rare. Weight 102.3 grains. Davy #94.1.6.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Tom Katman-Rick Leonard-Bill Weber 2/1992.
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