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1797 C-2 R3 Fair-2

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:46.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 USD and UP
1797 C-2 R3 Fair-2
1797 C-2 R3 Fair-2. Double Struck with Small Offset. Slightly sharper but the planchet is covered with very light roughness and there are three dull but strong digs or dents on the upper half of the reverse. No verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate with darker bluish olive brown toning in protected areas. The date is very faint, virtually gone, but all of LIBERTY and at least half of the reverse legend remain readable. Double struck with a north-south offset of about a half millimeter between those impressions. Obvious doubling shows on the portrait, especially along the profile and truncation. The doubling on the reverse is more subtle thanks to the relative lack of details on that side, but doubling is clearly present in the dentils over UNITED. The consignor felt that this piece may have been struck three times, and that is certainly possible. Unfortunately the low grade makes such a determination very difficult to confirm. Weight 79.1 grains. Davy #97.2.22.
Estimated Value $100-UP.

Provenance: Ex Don Valenziano 9/21/1992.