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1793/4 Electrotype Copy of a Smith Counterfeit wi

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
1793/4 Electrotype Copy of a Smith Counterfeit wi
<Our item number 136174><B>1793/4 Electrotype Copy of a Smith Counterfeit with 1793 Liberty Cap Reverse. VG-7.</B> Glossy mix of chocolate and steel brown with reddish chocolate on the reverse. The underlying base metal shows through on the face and a few other highpoints. Both sides are covered with small contact marks and traces of very light roughness. The electrotype shell for the obverse was made from a 1794 cent reengraved as a &#34;Smith Counterfeit&#34; with a new &#34;1793&#34; date. The reverse shell was made from a 1793 Liberty Cap cent with Reverse-L &#40;shared by S-13, S-14, and S-16&#41;. An improbable combination, to be sure. The edge lettering was added but it is not complete. A fantasy copy of a &#34;counterfeit.&#34; Quite odd! <BR>Estimated Value &#36;300 - 400. <I><BR>Ex Ira S. Reed &#40;with the Reed ticket enclosed in the Naftzger envelope&#41;-unknown-Tony Terranova 12/83 &#40;as a gift&#41;-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 136174<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="h ttp://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136174.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136174N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>