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1803 C-3 R2 VF25

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 USD and UP
1803 C-3 R2 VF25
1803 C-3 R2 VF25. Choice glossy chocolate brown with traces of lighter brown and chocolate toning in protected areas on both sides. Smooth and very attractive. The only notable marks, and they are easily lost in the strong die clashmarks, are a dull diagonal nick in the field off the chin, a pinprick nick under the T in CENT, and another between the L & F in HALF. Rare EDS, Manley state 1.0 with bold die clashmarks on the obverse, especially along the profile of the neck. This piece is plated in both editions of the Cohen half cent book to illustrate what he calls the "First Use" of the dies. Davy #03.3.9.
Estimated Value $300-UP.

Provenance: Ex Stack's store stock-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:120.