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1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF20

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:99.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 USD and UP
1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF20
1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF20. Tab Double Strike. Sharpness near VF35 but the tab from the badly off center second strike was tapped down to make the half cent "round," and the rim opposite the tab was also flattened a bit in the process. (Many of the early tab strikes were "repaired" in this manner, perhaps in an effort to make them more acceptable in commerce.) Otherwise the only marks of any significance are some very faint hairline scratches on the portrait and a relatively strong rim nick at F-A. Frosty steel and chocolate brown. Double struck. The first impression was normal and centered on the planchet but it failed to eject completely before the dies came together again creating a tab strike 90-95% off center. An arc of dentils from the dies shows on both sides of the tab, but there are no design elements visible in the tab. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.51.
Estimated Value $200-UP.

Provenance: Ex Doug Bird 5/4/2006 (during the EAC Convention).