Lot 173
1797 C-2 R3 G6. Double Struck Off Center. Several points sharper but there are shallow pitmarks on both sides, mostly on the right half. No verdigris or contact marks. Glossy chocolate and olive with reddish chocolate toning inside the obverse pits. Double struck. The first strike was 25% off center to K-3 and the second was only slightly off center in the same direction. The doubling is obvious on both sides. LIBERTY now reads LIBELIBE and there is an extra fraction where the second A in AMERICA should be located. An additional UN is located where the centered fraction should show. An imperfect half cent but a neat error that is obvious to the unaided eye. Weight 83.0 grains. Davy #97.2.19.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:85.
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