Lot 1119
"1792" Dickeson Pattern, eagle on half shield. MS-60 +. These were struck from a die which was obtained by Dr. Montroville Wilson Dickeson in the late 1850s. The die was likely from Adam Eckfeldt's rejected dies from his revenue stamp embossing, and were likely sold as scrap metal by the Mint. Dr. Dickeson thought they might have been part of the 1792 provisional coinage group. Dr. Dickeson had a reverse die engraved TRIAL PIECE DESIGNED FOR UNITED STATES CENT 1792 and struck a few pieces. As the obverse die shows growing rust on the few pieces known, it is likely that these were struck over an extended time period. The original die turned up in the 1950s, but then hasn't been seen since. Decidedly rare and seldom offered.
This piece is very choice, the surfaces are a nice medium brown with hints of original red near the lettering with some prooflike reflectivity in the fields. Listed as Breen #1378 in his Encyclopedia.
Estimated Value $700-UP.
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