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1843-1857 Cent with Reverse Brockage NGC graded V

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
1843-1857 Cent with Reverse Brockage NGC graded V
<Our item number 136448><B>1843-1857 Cent with Reverse Brockage. NGC graded VG-10.</B> Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. No roughness or notable marks. This cent is a reverse brockage strike with a normal reverse impression on one side and an incuse reverse on the other. There is no rotation between the normal and the brockage impressions, and the incuse impression is a bit cupped. The NGC label says the incuse brockage impression was made through a capped die, and the &#34;cap&#34; in this case had to be a struck cent that was stuck to the obverse die. That &#34;cap&#34; must have been struck against a few other planchets before making this piece, which would explain the &#34;cupped&#34; feature and slightly distorted devices and legends on the incuse side of this cent. The date and die variety are difficult to determine, of course, but a careful examination of the normal reverse suggests that this die is from the 1848 N-26 marriage. Normally the reverse of 1848 N-26 cents is weakly impressed in the center due to the somewhat concave face of the N-26 obverse die, but this reverse is well struck since it was not struck against the slightly defective N-26 obverse die &#40;Dies are normally shaped so they are slightly higher in the center than at the perimeter &#40;convex rather than concave&#41;, thus aiding the flow of metal outward from the center as the dies are pressed together. That&#39;s how flowline luster is created.&#41; Anyway, this is a really neat mint error and the first this cataloger has seen with a cupped &#40;or &#34;capped&#34; if you prefer&#41; brockage impression. EAC grade consistent with the NGC grade. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,000 - 4,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 136448<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136448.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136448N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>