Lot 139
1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Flipover Double Strike over 1794 TAL Cent. Very slightly sharper but there are a few very faint hairlines across the bottom of the neck and a dull scratch at TAT in STATES. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive, void of any notable defects other than a mint-made planchet crack at the edge left of the portrait and at the D in UNITED. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Double struck and flipped over between those strikes on a cut-down 1794 TAL cent. Both strikes were reasonably well centered on the planchet, the first off perhaps 10% to K-9. Evidence from the reverse of first strike is obvious on the obverse of the dominant second impression and includes AMERICA in the field under the cap down to the date, ED STA near the edge before the forehead, the fraction at LI, and parts of the wreath on the cap. Undertype from the obverse of the first strike is less obvious on the reverse, but the bust tip and neck show under OF, the top of the cap is located at the right end of the denominator, and LI from LIBERTY is visible under NIT in UNITED. In addition to the evidence of the double strike there is ample undertype from the TAL cent that was cut down to make the planchet. The RK from NEW YORK of the TAL, which identifies this as a 1794-dated example, is visible at the rim before the mouth. The diameter is a half millimeter larger than normal thanks to the extra strike, and the planchet crack on the edge of the planchet is most likely a result of the second impression (similar to the preceding lot). The date and legends are complete and easily readable although STATES is relatively weak. Weight 80.8 grains. Davy #95.6a.55.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex American Numismatic Rarities 6/23/04:2082.
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