Lot 151
1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet AG3. Off Center with Straight-Edge Planchet Clip. Glossy dark olive and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the devices. The planchet is mostly smooth with only traces of microscopic roughness in protected areas. No verdigris and the only marks are a small nick in the field at the top of the head under the B in LIBERTY and a hairline scratch in the dentils above BER. The date is faint but readable and the legends are mostly clear except for STATES, which is missing. Struck 5% off center to K-9 on a planchet with a straight-edge planchet clip left of the curls and over STAT (most likely a planchet cut from the end of the planchet strip). Weight 74.3 grains. Davy #95.6a.47.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 2/7/1995.
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