Lot 282
1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 VF25. Double Struck 95% Off Center. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and steel with frosty lighter brown in the protected areas. No roughness or other defects, and the eye appeal is excellent. This piece could easily pass for a higher grade. Double struck, but this one is clearly different than most in this error category. One strike was at least 95% off center to K-10, and it appears it was the first strike on this planchet. It left a small arc on the obverse that contains part of a star, but nothing on the reverse. Instead the reverse die struck the rim and edge of the planchet leaving a bold, clear impression of the O from OF on the edge over NI in UNITED. Obviously the planchet had to be angled in the press to make this happen, so things were really jammed up. A small mark on the rim off either end of the uniquely placed "O" was caused by the errant strike. The second strike was normal. A truly remarkable mint error. They all are unique, of course, but this one really stands out as something different. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The overdate is obvious. Davy #09.5.15.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 7/22/88.
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