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1804 C-10 R1 VF20

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 USD and UP
1804 C-10 R1 VF20
1804 C-10 R1 VF20. Triple Strike with Small Offset. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many tiny nicks for the higher grade. A short, thin vertical nick in the field over the upper end of the hair ribbon is the best identifying mark. Glossy chocolate brown with some frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. Frosty flowline luster shows in protected areas, especially on the reverse. This piece was struck at least three times, but the offset between those impressions was less than a half millimeter. Clearly defined triple outlines show on the wreath, fraction, and HALF CENT. The obverse displays clear doubling but there is no conclusive evidence of a triple strike on that side. It is possible the obverse was struck against a new blank planchet during one of the strikes, thereby creating an obverse brockage on the second planchet. That is only a guess, but it offers a logical explanation for the difference between the double and triple impressions. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Davy #04.10.13.
Estimated Value $300-UP.

Provenance: Ex Jim McGuigan (during Auction '84) 7/29/1984.