Lot 100
1800 C-1 R2 G4. Struck over Off Center Large Cent, Possibly 1798 Sheldon-173. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. No roughness or verdigris, but there are some dull contact marks near the obverse rim at K-9 to K-12 plus a couple more on the left edge of the reverse. Struck over an off-center large cent with bold undertype showing on the lower half of the reverse. A careful examination of those cent details suggests the spoiled cent was a 1798 of the Sheldon-173 die variety, but it is difficult to be absolutely certain of the attribution. What is certain is that this half cent displays lots of strong undertype from the reverse of a spoiled large cent, which is extremely rare. Weight 78.2 grains. Davy #00.1.17.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/92:103.
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