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A display of 5 Gallery Mint products (reproductions) to

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 USD
A display of 5 Gallery Mint products (reproductions) to
A display of 5 Gallery Mint products (reproductions) to illustrate the various steps required to produce the half cent struck over a cut-down example. Coin #1, a 1796 NC-7 large cent struck 45% off center to K-11. DWH #2198. Coin #2, a half cent planchet cut out of the spoiled 1796 NC-7 that included the date and bust area up to the center of the neck, plus the opposing TES-OF-A area of the reverse. DWH #2199. Coin #3, the "ring" left over when the half cent planchet was removed from the spoiled large cent. DWH #2200. Coin #4, the half cent planchet with the rim now upset in preparation for striking as a half cent. The edge lettering present on the genuine 1797 C-3b half cent was not added to this reproduction. DWH #2201. Coin #5, the final product that almost perfectly duplicates the genuine 1797 C-3b half cent struck over the cut-down 1796 NC-7 large cent. The edge lettering of the genuine half cent is not present, however. DWH #2202. The word "COPY" is stamped into each of these reproductions. Lot of 5 pieces.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Made to order for Dan Holmes by The Gallery Mint in 2002.

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