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Blank Planchet with Narrow Upset Rims, Stage II, AU50

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:46.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 USD and UP
Blank Planchet with Narrow Upset Rims, Stage II, AU50
Blank Planchet with Narrow Upset Rims, Stage II, AU50. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No defects other than the usual tiny planchet chips that normally disappear when properly struck by the dies. The rims are upset and fairly narrow. Most likely made for the 1849-57 Coronet half cents rather than the earlier dates that have a very slightly larger diameter. Diameter 22.5 millimeters and weight 83.1 grains versus the standard of 84.0 grains. Davy #58.1.1.
Estimated Value $800-UP.

Provenance: Ex Massachusetts Historical Society, Stack's 3/29/1973:143.