Lot 180
1797 C-3a R3 Low Head with Plain Edge Fair-2. Struck over Spoiled Large Cent. Slightly glossy chocolate and darker steel brown. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth. The rim off the bust tip is slightly beveled thanks to a dull contact mark and there are a couple light scratches in the center of the reverse. None of the marks is significant, especially considering the low grade. The date is clear. Struck on a planchet cut from a spoiled large cent. The tip of the bust of Ms Liberty from the cent shows clearly inside an arc of cent dentils at the bottom of the reverse. The opposing area on the obverse is indented, and it is reasonable to assume the indent was present on the spoiled cent planchet before the half cent planchet was cut from it. A really neat mint error in spite of the low grade (although it could be argued that this is a large cent error, not a half cent error). Semantics. Weight 74.5 grains. Davy #97.3a.12.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Jonathan Kern 4/15/1995.
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