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1827/7 10C --Obverse Mirror Brockage of Reverse--MS64 N

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1827/7 10C --Obverse Mirror Brockage of Reverse--MS64 N
<B>1827/7<10C>--Mirror Brockage of Reverse--MS64 NGC.</B></I> JR-1, R.2. The reverse die was used to coin 1824 JR-2, 1825 JR-4, 1825 JR-5, and 1827 JR-1. The <I>Dime Book</B></I> states, "at least two reverse brockage pieces struck from this die are known to exist." We believe this is a brockage of 1827 JR-1, since clashing on OF AM is also present on the <I>Dime Book</B></I> plate for this variety. This spectacular error occurred when a dime stuck to the obverse die. This dime was then struck against a series ("at least two") of newly fed planchets. The current lot is one of those pieces, which received a strike against the reverse die and an incused, reversed impression from the reverse of the hapless obverse die cap. The significance of this satiny and smooth silver-gray near-Gem was immediately recognized, since the piece was set aside for the enjoyment of posterity.
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