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1808 C-3 R1 VF25

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:99.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 USD and UP
1808 C-3 R1 VF25
1808 C-3 R1 VF25. Chatter Struck Obverse. Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth and attractive, free of any trace of roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a few trivial ticks at the top of the wreath. Overall a choice example for the grade. LDS, Manley state 5.0. There is sharp but narrow doubling on the profile from the tip of the nose down to the bottom of the neck with stronger doubling on the hair ribbons. This doubling may be from a second strike, but die bounce (chatter strike) is a more likely cause. (Today we usually refer to this type of doubling as "machine doubling" but the "machines" in 1808 were mostly guys using their muscles.) The reverse shows no trace of doubling. The strike was very slightly off center to K-6. An attractive piece regardless of the terminology you prefer. Davy #08.3.37.
Estimated Value $200-UP.

Provenance: Ex Don Valenziano 10/1/1993.