Lot 99
1800 C-1 R2 G4. Struck over Off Center Large Cent. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. No roughness, only faint hairlines and trivial contact marks including some tiny pinpricks on the portrait and a couple tiny hairline scratches in the indented area at the top of the head. Struck over an off-center large cent with TAT from STATES on the cent at the bottom of the reverse. The opposing area on the obverse is indented and it contains faint evidence of what appears to be a large "A". Roger Cohen stated on page 35 in the second edition of his book on the half cent series that he was aware of only 6 examples of 1800 half cents that showed clear undertype from a spoiled large cent. The 1992 catalog of his collection updated this number to 8 examples, and none of those is in high grade. Today that number is slightly higher thanks to the discovery of a few more low-grade pieces, but it's still in the Rarity-7 range. Don't let the fact that 5 are being offered in this sale lead you to think they are "common." Weight 73.5 grains. Davy #00.1.20.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Barry Knastle 7/28/92.
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