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1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF30.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:0.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 USD
1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF30.
1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF30. Double Struck Off Center. Ten points sharper but there are patches of very fine roughness on the obverse, including one covering the back of the head into the field under LIB plus a smaller one in the field off the chin. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and the reverse is choice. Frosty chocolate and steel brown with a faint reddish overtone in the roughened areas on the obverse. Boldly double struck. The first strike was normal and centered on the planchet. The struck half cent then failed to eject completely as a new blank planchet was partially inserted into the press. The result was a strike about 35% off center on the obverse leaving a strong impression of LIB behind the portrait. The reverse has a deep indent from the blank planchet affecting UNIT. This is an impressive piece that is plated on page 480 in the Breen encyclopedia illustrating the "first striking centered, second off center" type of mint error. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.10.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.

Provenance: Ex Shelly Schultz at the ANA Convention 7/27/81.