Lot 286
1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 F12. Delaminated Planchet before Striking. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with lighter reddish chocolate toning in the obverse fields. No notable defects other than the planchet flaws that make this piece special. The planchet delaminated (peeled away) above the head before being struck. The pre-striking assessment is possible because the opposing area on the reverse is weakly struck (not enough planchet metal to squeeze between the dies in that area). In addition, a planchet crack reaches from the rim through star 13 to the neck and a fissure reaches up through star 12 to the hair ribbon. Obviously this planchet was not ready for prime time. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The overdate is clear. Davy #09.5.18.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Terry Hess 8/14/91.
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