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.
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