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1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F12

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:46.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 USD and UP
1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F12
1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F12. Double Struck with Minor Rotation, Reverse Brockage Maker. Sharpness VF20 but there are some small contact marks on the reverse, mostly inside the wreath. Some of these marks were strong enough to cause a subtle bulge in the center of the obverse. Otherwise the surfaces are nice, smooth and void of any significant defects. Glossy light chocolate brown with reddish chocolate toning in protected areas. A long, thin nick off the end of the right ribbon end is the best identifying mark. Double struck. The initial strike was normal and centered but a second strike occurred with a small, perhaps .5 to 1.0mm, CW rotation between impressions. The doubling shows clearly on the obverse, especially along the back of the head and on the upper edge of the bust. Ms Liberty has two eyes. The reverse, however, shows no doubling from being struck by the reverse die. Instead it was struck against a new blank planchet that was positioned about 10% off center leaving an impressed arc at TES OF. The second blank became an off-center reverse brockage as a result. A decent example of a simple, easily explained mint error. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Davy #04.13.45.
Estimated Value $100-UP.

Provenance: Ex Ernest J. Montgomery, Heritage 1997 ANA Sale 7/31/1997:8097 (coin #2 of a 2-coin lot).