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1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 VG7

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 USD and UP
1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 VG7
1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 VG7. Struck over Spoiled Large Cent. Sharpness VF30 but there is a large, very significant depression on the hair ribbon (possibly as struck, stay tuned), and the planchet is covered with moderate porosity and corrosion that left the surfaces a bit uneven. No verdigris. Dark olive and chocolate with lighter brown and chocolate toning on the devices. Not the most attractive half cent in this sale, but the details are relatively sharp. Struck on a spoiled large cent. TAT from STATES on the large cent shows clearly under NIT in UNITED. Directly opposite TAT is the depression on the hair ribbon, and it is nearly certain the depression was present on the spoiled cent before it was cut down to strike this half cent. Manley estimates that less than a dozen of these 1802/0 C-2 half cents are known showing undertype from a spoiled large cent, and this sale contains four. A neat error with excellent details for the variety, but it will always be rather ugly. Weight 74.8 grains. Davy #02.2.1.
Estimated Value $500-UP.

Provenance: Ex Old Roman 11/11/1972.