Lot 534
1796 S-87 R3 Liberty Cap VG10. Slightly sharper but there are fine hairline scratches inside the wreath, all old and blended into the natural toning. The surfaces are smooth, free of corrosion, but there are some additional contact marks. The notable ones are an old scratch that bisects the obverse from LI to the end of the pole and a few minor rim bruises on both sides. The toning is a very nice and mostly glossy medium brown and light chocolate. M-LDS, Breen state III. A die crack connects the 7 to the truncation and there are small lumps from die rust around the U in UNITED. This cent was struck twice. The first impression was about 15% off center to K-7.5 and the second was properly centered on the planchet. Obvious design elements from the first strike are visible to the unaided eye including most of the date and significant portions of the wreath. Weight 162.0 grains. A neat mint error in spite of the contact marks. Value $1,500 - UP
Ex J. N. C. Liebregts (Waaire, The Netherlands) 12/10/2017-The Widok Collection.
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