Lot 90
1797 C-3a R3 Low Head with Plain Edge AG3. Struck over Off Center Large Cent with Indent. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. No roughness or verdigris, but there are some scratches on both sides, including a strong one from the ear to the top of the head. The date is bold but most of the legends are worn smooth. Struck on a badly off-center large cent. A bold arc of the reverse of the large cent shows at the top of the obverse of the half cent, and "OF" from the cent is clearly visible. The large cent was struck with an indent error on the obverse (probably caused when a blank planchet partially overlapped this planchet as it was struck by the cent dies), and the indent shows opposite the struck portion of the cent at the top of the half cent obverse. There is some faint design in the indented area, possibly from an off-center brockage impression (see the next lot). Weight 73.8 grains. Davy #97.3a.6.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Jim McGuigan at the 1982 ANA Convention (as part of a swap of 1796 half cents) 8/18/82.
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