Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

The Davy Collection of Half Cent Errors

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 151		1804 C-9 R2 VF35. Double Struck Off Center. Ten points sharper but lightly burnished on the obverse and retoned. No notable marks or other flaws and the eye appeal is quite nice in spite of the retoning. Boldly double struck. The first strike was 20% off center to K-10.5 while the second was properly centered on the planchet but rotated 10-15 degrees CW relative to the first impression. There is sharp, clear undertype visible on both sides, and the majority of the undertype details are obvious, which is unusual. The face of Ms Liberty shows in her hair, the top of a 4 is located in the drapery above the other 4, and most of the wreath and all of HALF CENT from the first impression remain visible on the reverse. A spectacular example of a double struck half cent. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before the die crack at RTY. Davy #04.9.7. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Richard Gross (the "Baltimore Collection")-unknown-McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions #4369, 2/27/88:402-Chris McCawley 5/88. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 152		1804 C-9 R2 VG10. Double Struck. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The only marks are a pair of dull depressions on the rim before the neck and chin, possibly a result of being struck two times. The surfaces are mostly smooth but traces of microscopic roughness can be found using a powerful glass. No verdigris. Double struck. One impression is slightly off center, about 5-10% to K-12 with a slight rotation, and the other is centered on the planchet. BERTY is clearly visible on the rim at the top of the obverse and a stray "A" (from the second A in AMERICA) touches the right edge of the denominator. LDS, Manley state 6.0. The cud break at RTY is strong and the die crack through the bust tip is clear. (This coin was the subject of an article in Penny-Wise, Volume X, 15 July 1976 by Dr. Ernest J. Montgomery. Dr. Montgomery made an argument that this piece was struck on a cut-down spoiled large cent. Walter Breen mentions this coin for the same reason in his encyclopedia on pages 247 and 476. I see no reason to accept the good doctor's argument, and Breen made his remarks without seeing the coin. But the "story" is important and you can make your own judgment.) Davy #04.9.15. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Dr. Ernest J. Montgomery, Heritage 1997 ANA Sale, 7/30/97:8097. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 153		1804 C-9 R2 VF20. Triple Struck. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel on the reverse. Smooth and very attractive. The only marks are a small spot of darker olive brown toning near the dentils behind the neck and a very light pinch on the rim (possibly as struck) over the E in STATES. Triple struck. The first impression was 15% off center to K-1 and the next two were only slightly off center to K-12. Evidence of the first strike is visible above the hair ribbons and head, and bold evidence of the initial strike shows on the rim above AMERICA. The second and third strikes are separated by a minor shift that left fine doubling around much of the legend and wreath, strongest at LIBERTY. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #04.9.12. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex Paul Munson-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/92:193. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,243
Lot 154		1804 C-10 R1 MS60. Double Struck with Rotation. Very attractive lustrous steel brown and chocolate with generous traces of faded mint red remaining on both sides, especially on the reverse. This piece is essentially flawless except for a small spot of very fine carbon on the leaf below the C in CENT and a faint spot of reddish toning just left of the numerator. Double struck. The first strike was slightly off center to K-7 and the second was centered on the planchet and rotated 25 degrees CCW relative to the first. The result is spectacular with two dates on the obverse and an additional TED STATES on the reverse. While error half cents and large cents are often available in the marketplace, they are almost always in low grade. This piece is an extremely rare exception to the rule and stands as a highlight in this landmark sale. Plated on page 479 in the Breen encyclopedia to illustrate a "rotated centered double strike." MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.10.12. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex NASCA auction 7/81:500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $15,525
Lot 155		1804 C-10 R1 F12. Double Struck Off Center. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and attractive for the grade. A rim bruise over IBE is the only notable defect. Double struck. The first strike is 15% off center to K-5 and the second is centered and rotated 10-15 degrees CCW relative to the first. There are two dates on the obverse and LIBE shows on the top of Ms Liberty's head. An extra STATES OF A is visible near the rim along the top of the reverse. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. Davy #04.10.2. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Dr. Conway A. Bolt-William K. Raymond 11/7/75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 156		1804 C-10 R1 EF40. Double Struck Off Center. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in the protected areas. A great half cent with very little wear and the surfaces of a higher grade (which it very well may deserve but multiple strikes tend to blunt some of the finer details). Double struck. The first strike is 10% off center to K-8 and the second is centered on the planchet but rotated about 20 degrees relative to the first. The error is very similar to that seen on the preceding two examples, so there must have been a common flaw in the planchet ejection procedure. There are two dates and an additional UNITED STATES, plus more undertype from the first strike on both sides. Plated on page 480 in the Breen encyclopedia to illustrate the "first striking centered, second off center" type of mint error. Well, it appears he had the sequence reversed, but it's still a great mint error. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.10.14. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan 1/19/86. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 157		1804 C-10 R1 VF30. Double Struck Off Center. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. Frosty flowline luster covers the protected areas. The only mark is a small spot of darker toning off the upper edge of the bust tip. Double struck. The first strike is 30% off center to K-5 and the second is centered but rotated 40 degrees CW. The B and Y of LIBERTY show on Ms Liberty's head and much of the lower curls and bust show under the date and bust. Bold evidence of the first strike shows at the top of the reverse, including ED, AM, and parts of the wreath. It appears the mint had some trouble striking this variety. We can imagine an apprentice learning a new job and fearing for his fingers--or possibly an extra ration of rum for the staff during duty hours. Whatever the cause, we are the beneficiaries. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Davy #04.10.15. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 6/23/88. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 158		1804 C-10 R1 G4. Double Struck Off Center. Slightly sharper with splashes of reddish chocolate toning on both sides, and there are traces of greenish verdigris in some of those splashes. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and toned a glossy light chocolate and steel brown. Double struck. The first strike is 15% off center to K-3 and the second is centered. There are two dates plus ample additional evidence of the first strike on both sides. In addition, the reverse displays a chatter strike on the centered impression which is clearest on the bow and lower half of the wreath. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Davy #04.10.18. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Jack Beymer-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1945. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 159		1804 C-10 R1 G6. Double Struck Far Off Center. Glossy light chocolate and medium brown with a few small splashes of dark reddish chocolate toning on the reverse. Smooth surfaces void of notable contact marks. Double struck. One impression is properly centered and the other is 95% off center leaving the tops of TY near the rim behind the portrait. The reverse displays an arc in the opposing area at D-S, and it appears this was pressed in by a new blank planchet rather than the reverse die during the off center strike. Apparently this one failed to eject completely before the dies came together to strike a new planchet. LDS, Manley 3.0. Davy #04.10.10. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Gordon Wrubel 3/13/80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 160		1804 C-10 R1 EF45. Chatter Strike Reverse. Glossy olive and steel delicately mottled with lighter steel brown toning on the obverse. The fields and protected areas are covered with attractive flowline luster. No marks or other defects. The reverse is double struck, but the offset is small, less than a half millimeter. The doubling is clearest on the right side of the wreath but it can be found on nearly every part of the wreath and legend. This doubling may be from die bounce, or it could be from a second strike with the obverse pressed against a new blank planchet during the second impression (creating an obverse brockage). Can't be sure. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Davy #04.10.19. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Massachusetts Historical Society, Bowers & Merena 11/18/94:3299 (as C-9). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 161		1804 C-10 R1 VF25. Chatter Strike Reverse. Sharpness near EF45 but there is some faint graffiti in the field before the portrait. Otherwise the surfaces are attractive and void of notable defects. Frosty chocolate and steel brown with a small splash of darker chocolate toning high on the neck. Struck slightly off center to K-12, and the reverse is double struck with an offset of about a half millimeter between the impressions. The doubling is sharp and clear with a separation greater than normally seen on a simple chatter strike (die bounce). The obverse displays no trace of doubling, so there is a chance it was struck against a new blank planchet during the second strike (creating an obverse brockage). LDS, Manley 3.0. Davy #04.10.6. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Bowers & Ruddy 2/77:13. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 162		1804 C-10 R1 VG8. Off Center. Slightly glossy light chocolate with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. A couple points sharper than the assigned grade and the eye appeal is decent, but the surfaces show uniform extremely fine roughness under strong magnification. No verdigris or notable marks. Struck 5% off center to K-1, but the legends remain completely on the planchet. LDS, Manley 3.0. Davy #04.10.23. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Stuart Levine 4/3/98. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 163		1804 C-10 R1 VF30. Broadstruck. Ten points sharper but there are a half dozen light hairline scratches on the obverse, the strongest one across the bottom of the neck to the shoulder. Otherwise this piece is choice and offers outstanding eye appeal. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in the protected areas on the reverse. The fields and protected areas are covered with satiny flowline luster. Broadstruck with wide flat rims around both sides. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.10.26. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Doug Bird 10/17/02. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 164		1804 C-10 R1 F12. End-of-Strip Planchet with Clamshell Lamination. Glossy chocolate brown. The right two-thirds of this half cent is well struck and free of marks. The left third of the planchet is very thin and never received any of the designs from the dies. This unstruck area shows some light scratches and graffiti that blend into the glossy toning. In addition, the thicker, well struck part of the planchet is split along the edge with a clamshell lamination that reaches halfway around the coin, as struck. You are unaware of the clamshell error until you look at the edge and then the error becomes quite obvious. A really neat and extremely rare type of mint error. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Weight 69.8 grains. Davy #04.10.24. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Rick DeSanctis, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 8/1/02:2457. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 165		1804 C-10 R1 G4. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness F12 but covered with fine to moderate roughness that weakens many of the details. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy mix of olive, dark chocolate, and lighter chocolate brown. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. A curved planchet clip reaches slightly into the field before the neck and nearly touches the top of the M on the reverse. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Davy #04.10.20. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 5/9/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 166		1804 C-10 R1 VF20. Cracked Planchet. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Very lightly cleaned leaving microscopic hairlines on the devices and in the fields. No corrosion or verdigris and only minor contact marks, including a hairline scratch arcing through the hair left of the neck. Struck on a badly cracked planchet. The crack passes completely through the planchet extending through the B into the hair and up through the fraction into the wreath. The crack is so dramatic that Breen selected this coin to illustrate the cracked planchet type of error in the "Whoops!" chapter in his half cent encyclopedia (page 469). It happens to be the first photo included in that chapter. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Davy #04.10.11. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex William K. Raymond 8/12/78. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 167		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VF35. Close-Centered Double Strike. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown with frosty light brown toning faded down from mint color in protected areas. No marks or other distractions, and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. Double struck with a small shift (less than a half millimeter in places and nearly a full millimeter in others) between strikes. Nonetheless, the doubling is obvious. The offset on the obverse is relatively small, clearest on Ms Liberty, while the doubling on the reverse is wider and affects everything. Breen selected this piece to illustrate what he calls "Close centered double striking" on page 479 in his encyclopedia. Another great mint error, and an impressive example of the die variety in its own right. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0 late. Davy #04.11.8. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex NASCA auction #75, Grand Central 1988:702-Don Valenziano 11/11/88. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 168		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VF25. Double Struck/Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate and lighter steel brown. Smooth and attractive with only minor contact marks, including a short scratch in the field over the hair ribbon. The obverse is boldly double struck. One impression is 10-20% off center to K-8 and rotated CW relative to the second strike, which is centered on the planchet. Obvious evidence of the off center strike shows on the head and face of Ms Liberty, and parts of RTY are visible on her forehead. The reverse, however, shows no trace of doubling. Instead of being struck by the reverse die a second time, it (most likely) was pressed into a new blank planchet creating a reverse brockage. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0 late, with obvious swelling on the reverse. Davy #04.11.19. Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 9/14/92:55. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 169		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VG10. Double Struck/Reverse Brockage Maker. Choice glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the protected areas on the reverse. Great eye appeal for the grade, nearly flawless. A small planchet chip in the leaves under the T in UNITED is the best identifying mark. Double struck on the obverse, and both strikes were centered on the planchet but rotated about 140 degrees between the impressions. The bust tip of the weaker first strike is located at ER in LIBERTY, the neck and throat show clearly on the back of Ms Liberty's head, and the mouth and lips are visible on her hair ribbon. The reverse shows no trace of doubling. Instead of being struck by the reverse die a second time it was pressed into a new blank planchet creating a reverse brockage. Very similar to the preceding lot. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with strong swelling on the reverse. Davy #04.11.9. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Nick Stolfi 8/1/84-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1947. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 170		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems G6. Flipover Triple Strike. A couple points sharper with microscopic roughness covering the planchet, strongest in the protected areas, a shallow scratch below the LI in LIBERTY, and a thin nick in the dentils over the I in UNITED. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with darker olive toning in protected areas. Struck three times with the planchet flipped over at least once between strikes. Strong remnants of the wreath show on Ms Liberty's head and an arc of dentils from a different strike slant across her neck. The dentils and wreath are positioned such that they could not have been from the same strike. There is no trace of undertype on the reverse (although the low grade may have eliminated that evidence), and there is a good chance that side was a reverse brockage maker during at least one of the additional strikes. Not one of the more attractive errors in this sale, but the strong wreath segment on the head is a big plus. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with minor weakness inside the wreath due to the usual swelling in that area. Davy #04.11.12. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 4/27/91. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 171		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VG7. Double Struck over Reverse Brockage. Slightly sharper but recolored glossy steel brown and chocolate. No corrosion or verdigris, and the only significant mark is a small dig on the neck near the hair. Double struck over a reverse brockage (total of three strikes). The shift between the two normal strikes is small, about half the width of a dentil. The doubling is obvious over the entire reverse but shows only on the throat and chin on the obverse. The obverse was struck over a reverse brockage (incuse) impression with ED STAT located in the field behind the portrait. A decent example of a very rare type of multiple mint error. Davy #04.11.11. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 4/11/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 172		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VF35. Triple Struck, One Off Center. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. Sharpness EF40 but there are a few light contact marks on the portrait, including a vertical hairline from the temple to the throat, but none of these is distracting. Struck at least 3 times. One strike (most likely the first) was 80% off center leaving impressed dentils arcing across the upper reverse through the leaf tips below ES-O, but there is no trace of a similarly off-center strike on the obverse. Instead, the obverse shows at least three strikes that were centered on the planchet with only a small offset between the impressions, but these strikes left sharp, clear outlines on every detail. The reverse shows weaker doubling with a tiny offset between the strikes, clearest on the lower part of the wreath and on the fraction. This one spent more time in the press than was warranted. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early, with only a hint of swelling in the center of the reverse. This is an impressive example of the variety without the mint errors; they just make it better. Davy #04.11.6. Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan 7/25/84. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 173		1804 C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems EF40. Chatter Strike Reverse. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lighter brown toning covering the protected areas. Great eye appeal with only a few minor marks, including a small nick in the field off the nose tip and a spot of darker chocolate toning under the U in UNITED. The reverse shows clear doubling on all the devices and legend. The offset between impressions is only the width of a dentil, but it is wider than you would expect from a simple chatter strike (die bounce). The obverse, however, shows no trace of doubling and may have become a brockage maker when a new planchet entered the press. It's a great-looking half cent either way. LDS. Davy #04.12.8. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Doug Bird 4/5/92. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 174		1804 C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems VF20. Chatter Strike Reverse. Sharpness VF30 but lightly burnished and expertly retoned glossy chocolate brown. The eye appeal of this piece is especially nice and it has the look of a significantly higher grade. A swipe of darker chocolate toning at D-ST is the best identifying mark. The reverse was double struck with an offset between impressions of only a half millimeter (about the width of a dentil). The doubling is clearest on the wreath and it looks more like a real double strike than die chatter (die bounce). The obverse is not doubled making this piece very similar to the preceding lot. LDS. Davy #04.12.9. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 9/14/92:54. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 175		1804 C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems AU50+. Clipped Planchet. Lustrous light olive and golden brown with darker olive tones in protected areas. Great eye appeal with only a trace of friction on the highest points of the design. Very close to AU55. The only marks are a small nick low on the neck and a tiny planchet chip above the L in HALF. A curved planchet clip nearly touches the top of the Y in LIBERTY and reaches inside the dentils over CA in AMERICA. The dentils across from the clip are weakly struck, the so-called "Blakesly effect" that occurs opposite significant planchet clips. (The effect also helps certify the authenticity of planchet clips.) A very attractive example of this type of mint error, which Breen says is much rarer than the "end-of-strip" type of clip on half cents. MDS. Davy #04.12.7. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Doug Bird 2/24/86. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 176		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. Ex Shelly Schultz at the ANA Convention 7/27/81. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 177		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems G6. Double Struck Off Center. Sharpness VG10 or slightly better but there are numerous dull scratches on the obverse, mostly on the portrait. All the marks are old and blend perfectly into the attractive glossy uniform chocolate brown toning. No roughness or other defects. Double struck. The first strike was 50% off center to K-7.5, and the second strike was centered on the planchet. The head and L of LIBERTY from the off center strike are clearly visible on the obverse and much of the off center reverse is visible in the opposing area on the left side of the reverse. A dramatic mint error that is relatively easy to explain. Davy #04.13.15. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Abe Kosoff estate, Bowers & Merena 11/4/85:4149. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 178		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF30. Double Struck/Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate brown with some small spots of darker chocolate brown toning on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable mark is a small dig on the right side of the first E in LIBERTY (yes, the "first" E). Double struck with a rotation of 15-20 degrees CCW between the impressions on the obverse. Clear evidence of the first strike remains on the date (now reading 181804), portrait, and LIBERTY (which now reads LIBEERTY). The reverse was struck against a new blank planchet rather than the reverse die during the second strike creating a reverse brockage on that planchet. One of the consequences of being a "brockage maker" is that the side of the struck piece that functions as a die (the reverse in this case) becomes a bit swollen or "puffy." If you see enough of these you learn to spot the "brockage maker" effect, and that swelling is clearly evident on this half cent. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #04.13.13. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan at the 1982 ANA Convention (as part of a swap of 1796 half cents) 8/18/82. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 179		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F15. Double Struck with Rotation/Reverse Brockage Maker. Five points sharper with a fine hairline scratch from the bottom of the neck to the rim left of the hair ribbon and a small rim nick over the second S in STATES. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and void of any notable marks. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Double struck with a 30 degree CW rotation between impressions on the obverse. Bold, dramatic evidence of the first strike is visible to the unaided eye, including an extra "04" on the bust. LIBERTY now reads LIBERERTY and much of the portrait from the first strike shows as well. The reverse shows no doubling because it was struck against a new blank planchet creating an incuse brockage impression. The "puffiness" or swelling on the reverse resulting from its involuntary use as a die is strong on this example as well (see the preceding lot). MDS. Davy #04.13.26. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 2/8/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 180		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F12. Double Struck with Rotation/Reverse Brockage Maker. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with the eye appeal of a slightly higher grade. The surfaces are smooth and display only trivial contact marks, including a pair of small rim nicks at the bottom of the reverse. Double struck in the collar with a rotation of 30 degrees CW between strikes. Evidence from the first strike shows on the obverse where Ms Liberty has two clear faces (one looking skyward towards RTY) and a "4" on the bust tip. The reverse shows no doubling at all because it was pressed against a new blank planchet during the second strike creating an incuse brockage of the reverse on that planchet. The reverse displays the usual swelling or "puffiness" that results when it has served as a "die." That swelling is obvious on this piece thanks to the in-collar rotation between strikes. The rotation created unusual, uneven pressures on the obverse because the planchet was no longer flat, and the reverse became wavy as a result. You can see this effect on several similarly struck pieces in this sale. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.21. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 12/5/88. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 181		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems AU58. Double Struck over Reverse Brockage. The obverse is lustrous light steel brown with darker chocolate brown toning covering most of the lower half of that side. The reverse is lustrous uniform chocolate brown. The only defect is a spot of darker toning in the drapery over the 04 in the date. Great eye appeal, just the faintest hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. Struck over a reverse brockage strike with incuse (brockage) designs showing clearly on the upper half of the obverse of the normal strike. The normal (not incuse) reverse from the first strike is strongest around the fraction where part of the wreath is obvious. The second strike was rotated 90 degrees CCW relative to the first. A very attractive double mint error, so nice that Breen used it to illustrate the "Overstruck on a reverse brockage" type of mint error on page 484 of his half cent encyclopedia. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #04.13.11. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Julian Leidman 11/9/81. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 182		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F12. Double Struck over Off Center Reverse Brockage. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and recolored a somewhat glossy mix of dark steel, olive, and chocolate brown. There is a small patch of microscopic roughness at the bust tip, a dull nick on the back of the head, and a few faint hairline scratches on the portrait. Struck over a slightly off center reverse brockage with the incuse (brockage) side under the obverse of the second strike. Strong, clear brockage undertype shows on the left side of the obverse, including S OF AMER and ALF plus parts of the wreath. Undertype from the normal reverse is visible in the left side of the wreath of the second impression. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.50. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Ed Fuhrman 4/19/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 183		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VG8. Double Struck over Off Center Reverse Brockage. Sharpness F12 but the field behind the portrait is covered with light scratches and there is a dig on the 4 that makes it look a lot like a "1". A similar dig is located on the second S in STATES, but the effect is less distracting. Glossy olive and dark steel brown. Struck over a reverse brockage that was 50% off center. The incuse brockage undertype shows clearly on the right side of the obverse and the normal "C" from AMERICA of the first strike is visible on the rim over the M in AMERICA of the second impression. In addition, the second strike is off center about 5% to K-10.5. They just never got this one right. Davy #04.13.48. Estimated Value $500-UP. Source unrecorded 1993-1996. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 184		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems EF40. Double Struck over Off Center Reverse Brockage. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty light brown toning in protected areas of the obverse. Attractive flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas offering excellent eye appeal. The only mark is a thin nick on the rim under the 04 in the date. This piece is a flipover double strike, and the first strike was a reverse brockage struck 25% off center. The second strike was normal and properly centered, with the incuse reverse brockage undertype showing on the reverse of the second strike, clearest at the fraction and wreath ribbon. The strongest undertype on the obverse is on the head and forehead of Ms Liberty where portions of the wreath show clearly. A sharp, very attractive example of this type of mint error. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.38. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 1/5/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 185		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems EF45. Triple Struck in Collar/Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate and medium brown with frosty lighter toning in protected areas. Attractive flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. No notable marks or other distractions. This half cent was struck three times. The first strike was properly centered and the second was also centered but rotated 30 degrees CCW relative to the first leaving two dates and LIBERTY reading LIBERTRTY. The third impression was centered as well, and it was rotated only slightly relative to the second leaving a strong double profile along the neck and upper edge of the bust, with weaker doubling on the rest of the profile. The reverse shows no doubling but instead was a brockage maker on the second and third strikes. It displays the usual puffy or swollen look that results from being pressed into a blank planchet during a rotated additional strike(s). The evidence indicates this piece remained in the die following the first strike and received the additional two strikes with another planchet against the reverse, thereby creating a reverse brockage error. These error strikes offer a wonderful opportunity to "noodle through" the probable sequence of events that resulted in the final product. You may consider this a science, but an educated guess is often the best answer available. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.5. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex William K. Raymond 8/24/77. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,025
Lot 186		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems EF40. Triple Struck with Two Strikes Off Center/Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. The surfaces are smooth and the only defect is a small spot of very fine carbon or crud at the bottom of the F in OF. The obverse of this piece was struck three times, all with different rotations. One of the strikes (probably the last) was centered on the planchet, another was about 25% off center toward K-7, and the third (not necessarily in that order) was slightly off center. The lips and nose of the 25% off center strike show on Ms Liberty's neck, and the E from LIBERTY is visible in her hair above the ribbon knot and the Y is just left of her eye. Evidence of the other off center strike shows on her neck. The reverse has no doubling and was struck only once by the reverse die. The additional strike(s) on this side were struck against a blank planchet positioned about 30% off center creating an off center reverse brockage on that planchet. The reverse displays some of the usual swelling that occurs when it creates a brockage on a new planchet. This piece is plated on page 481 in Breen's half cent encyclopedia illustrating what he terms "First two impressions variously off center and rotated." Davy #04.13.6. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Ron Guth 11/26/77. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 187		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF30. Triple Struck with Detached Tab. Fifteen points sharper but there is a swipe of fine verdigris near the rim before the chin and a trace of microscopic roughness at the L in LIBERTY. There are tiny specks of microscopic roughness scattered over the reverse plus a few contact marks, including a thin nick on the bust and a dull one in the hair right of the ribbon. Only the crud before the chin is distracting. Frosty chocolate and steel with flowline luster covering the protected areas. This piece was struck three times. Two of the strikes were centered on the planchet with an offset between impressions of no more than a half millimeter (the width of a dentil), clearest on the reverse. The third strike was 95% off center creating a tab at the bust tip and S-OF, and the tab shows clear dentils from the die on both sides. The tab was so heavily struck (all the pressure of the coining press was concentrated in a very small place) that its attachment to the half cent was tenuous--and it broke off. Perhaps the mint workers intentionally removed it before releasing the coin, but it's gone. Another very interesting error half cent. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.20. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 11/11/88. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 188		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VG10. Triple Struck Off Center over Off Center Reverse Brockage. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with darker steel toning over parts of the reverse. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth and there are just a few minor marks, including a small rim nick just left of the date and a dull one over ED in UNITED. This piece was struck at least three times. One strike is centered on the planchet, and under this is an off center reverse brockage with clear remnants of the incuse fraction at the bust tip. An impression of an off center blank planchet arcs down through the O in OF into the wreath. The most interesting strike was 90% off center at K-9 leaving LIB visible behind the portrait and the U from UNITED over TE in UNITED. A neat multiple mint error. Sometimes you have to wonder how much time and energy was invested by our mint workers in some of these "lowly" half cents. Davy #04.13.36. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 9/14/92:52. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 189		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F15. Misaligned Reverse. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty light steel gray toning or crud nestled into the most-protected areas on the reverse. Otherwise this piece is choice. The reverse is slightly misaligned to K-12.5 while the obverse is properly centered on the planchet. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.49. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/7/95:289 (via Don Valenziano). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 190		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems AU55. Cracked Planchet. Lustrous medium brown with darker chocolate brown toning covering two-thirds of the obverse. Hints of very faded mint red are peeking through in a couple protected areas on the reverse. An obvious planchet crack extends from the rim through the lowest curl and extends into the hair under the ear where it fades away. The crack extends completely through the planchet and reaches down through the second T in STATES to the H in HALF. A beautiful half cent with an obvious mint defect. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.19. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 9/88:3179 (via Don Valenziano). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 191		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems EF45. Laminated Planchet. Frosty chocolate and steel brown mottled with darker olive brown toning on the obverse. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides. A choice half cent except for an obvious planchet lamination that reaches from the rim under the bust tip through the bust into the hair left of the ear. The upper end of this lamination is starting to peel. A very nice example of this type of mint error. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #04.13.47. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Doug Bird 10/17/02. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 192		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VG8. Large Struck-Through Planchet Void. Glossy light chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only circulation mark is a very light rim bruise right of the bust tip. The obverse is dominated by a large and relatively deep flaw that covers nearly the entire head and much of the neck. While this defect has been classified as a delamination (peeled away lamination flaw) for quite some time, I believe it is a struck-through flaw created when a piece of debris got stuck on the die or to the planchet itself before striking. The entire depressed area is smooth, even the margins, which is more consistent with a struck-through error. Delaminations just don't look like this. And the weight is 83.8 grains, which is consistent with the normal 84.0 grains standard. Considering all the evidence, the struck-through assessment is the only logical choice. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Davy #04.13.22. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions #4053, 2/16/85:78-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1951. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 193		1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath AU58. Triple Struck over Reverse Brockage. Lustrous bluish steel brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. A light hairline scratch from the eyebrow to the ear is the only mark. Double struck over a reverse brockage (total of three strikes). The initial strike was a reverse brockage that was struck about 10% off center. The second impression was a normal strike, centered on the planchet, with the obverse struck over the incuse reverse brockage. The third impression was another normal strike, also properly centered, with a small offset of less than half a millimeter from the second strike, and sharp doubling from this third strike shows on both sides. There is strong undertype from the incuse brockage impression on the shoulder and head of Ms Liberty, and clear undertype from the first impression (normal reverse side of the brockage strike) shows at the top and bottom of the wreath. In addition, small parts of AMERICA from the off center brockage strike are visible on the rim over S-OF-A. A sharp, attractive multiple-error strike. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The small cud break right of the fraction is clear and extends over at least 6 dentils. Davy #05.1.4. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Philip M. Showers (Stack's privately 1969)-Willis I. DuPont-Fred Werner (from New York, also known as Freddie Werner) 2/20/77-Larry Goldberg 2/22/77-Joe Flynn 4/26/77. (Note: There is a story that comes with this provenance. In Larry Goldberg's own words, "I bought the deal from Fred Werner of New York. Fred was at our February 1977 auction and he showed the Showers collection to us prior to the auction. I remember looking at the coins and by the time I finished looking at the 1797 half cents I decided to buy the collection from him. The coins were wonderful. The 1796 half cents were the best I have ever seen. I then saw Joe Flynn during lot viewing a day or so later and showed him this great half cent collection. He was shown the coins an hour before our US session in the back of the store on 7th Street. I quoted Joe a price and he bought the deal after looking at only half the collection. We bought the collection to make an auction sale; however it was sold to Joe."). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 194		1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath VF20. Triple Struck over Reverse Brockage. Ten points sharper but there are fine hairline scratches on the portrait with a few more in the field to the right. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate. Triple struck. The first strike was a slightly off center reverse brockage. The next two strikes were normal and centered on the planchet with a small offset between those two impressions, about the width of a dentil or slightly larger. Undertype from the incuse reverse shows on the obverse with CENT across the head, the fraction at LIB, and weaker remnants of UNITED behind the portrait. There is no doubling on the obverse. The normal reverse from the first (brockage) strike shows clearly on the reverse and is rotated about 15 degrees CCW relative to the next two strikes. The entire reverse is covered with undertype, and there may be evidence of 4 impressions. The lack of additional impressions on the obverse suggests that side may have been struck against a new blank planchet creating an obverse brockage, but that's only a guess. Regardless, this is a really neat multiple error strike. Davy #05.1.19. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Fred Weinberg-Ed Fuhrman 4/19/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 195		1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath F15. Flipover Triple Strike/Reverse Brockage Maker. Frosty dark chocolate brown. Close to VF20 but there is a light rim bruise before the chin and minor contact marks scattered elsewhere over both sides. This piece was struck three times, and it was flipped over between the strikes. The obverse was struck twice by the obverse die and once by the reverse die. A berry from the wreath is clearly visible just above Ms Liberty's eye and another is hidden in the curl above the 1. Evidence of an additional slightly off center (and rotated 25 degrees) strike from the obverse die is obvious on her neck and in the hair under IBER, and the top of another 8 is located on the curl left of the date. Removed from an NGC slab, and the NGC label calls it "double struck," so they must have missed the reverse undertype on the obverse. There is no doubling on the reverse. Instead, that side displays the swelling characteristic of pieces that were struck into a new blank planchet creating a brockage impression. The swelling or puffiness is strong on this piece. Another neat multiple error half cent in this landmark offering. Davy #05.1.18. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Goldberg's 2/16/01:191-Don Valenziano 3/30/01. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 196		1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath F15+. Double Struck with Rotation/Reverse Brockage Maker. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with smooth surfaces. The only marks are two thin rim nicks over the E in LIBERTY. Close to VF20. Double struck and rotated 90 degrees between impressions. Bold doubling shows on the obverse where an additional face of Ms Liberty is looking straight up at BER. A mesmerizing error. The reverse is not doubled. That side was struck into a new blank planchet creating a reverse brockage, and the usual swelling that results from being pressed into the second planchet is evident. Davy #05.1.5. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Bill Weber 11/11/80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 197		1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath VG8. Double Struck with Rotation/Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate and steel with specks of darker steel brown toning on the portrait. Smooth and attractive for the grade, void of any notable defects. Double struck with a rotation of 30 degrees between impressions. Ms Liberty has two clear faces, one normal and one looking at RT in LIBERTY. The reverse is not doubled. Instead it was pressed into a 20% off center blank planchet creating an off center reverse brockage. The blank planchet left an arcing depression through the bottom of the reverse even with the fraction bar, and that tells us the brockage was off center. Seems to be a "common" type of mint error for this variety, and this one is very nice for the grade. Davy #05.1.11. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 198		1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath VG8+. Double Struck Off Center with Rotation/Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, close to VG10. Double struck, and one of the impressions was 15% off center to K-9. A strong countenance of Ms Liberty faces up looking at TY in LIBERTY while the "normal" one looks to the right rim. The reverse is not doubled but was struck against a blank planchet creating a reverse brockage. The usual swelling that results from being pressed into the blank planchet is obvious. Davy #05.1.10. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Abe Kosoff estate, Bowers & Merena 11/4/85:4150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 199		1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath VF25. Double Struck with Rotation/Reverse Brockage Maker. Frosty olive brown and steel with flowline luster in the protected areas. The only marks are a light rim bruise left of the lowest curl and traces of a faint planchet lamination on the bow of the wreath ribbon. Great eye appeal for the grade, which may be quite conservative. Double struck with a rotation of 30 degrees between strikes. Bold evidence of the additional strike shows on the neck and bust, and the top of the "0" from the second date is positioned on the curl left of the date. There is no doubling on the reverse because it was struck against a new blank planchet during the second strike creating a reverse brockage. The reverse displays the usual swelling associated with being a brockage maker. LDS, Manley state 2.0. Davy #05.1.2. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex William K. Raymond 12/6/74. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 200		1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath VF20. Double Struck/Off Center Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with traces of lighter brown toning in some of the protected areas. Five points sharper but there are two rim nicks under the 05 in the date and a light rim bruise at D-S. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal are excellent. The obverse was double struck very slightly off center to K-1.5 with a small offset between impressions, about the width of a dentil or less. The doubling is clear on the date and along the back profile of Ms Liberty. The reverse has no doubling. Instead it was struck into a new blank planchet that was positioned about 55% off center (creating an off center reverse brockage). An impression from the off center planchet arcs through the upper right part of the reverse. Davy #05.1.12. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Don Valenziano 4/27/91. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368

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