Lot 73
1797 C-2 R3 F15. Double Struck Slightly Off Center. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but the surfaces display extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris, only some barely visible hairline scratches hidden in the natural toning. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with traces of lighter brown toning around Ms Liberty. Double struck slightly off center to K-8.5. The offset between impressions is small, perhaps .5 to 1.0 millimeters, but the doubling is obvious on both sides and the date reads 17977. Plated on page 479 in the Breen encyclopedia to represent what he calls "Close Centered Double Striking." Weight 69.1 grains. Davy #97.2.7.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Auction '80, Stack's 8/15/80:1006.
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