Lot 477
1797 C-2 R3. VF-25. Overstruck. Choice glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. Smooth, attractive surfaces void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. The only marks are a thin planchet crease at the top of the Y in LIBERTY, which is a remnant of the undertype design, and a shallow planchet chip in the dentils left of the date, as struck. Additional undertype design is visible in the dentils at the top of the reverse, but there is not enough of the undertype visible to be certain of its origin. Our best guess is this planchet was made from a cut-down Talbot Allum & Lee Cent dated 1794 or 1795. Regardless, this is a very attractive early half cent for the grade.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
Ex Superior 10/07:2026 (via Chris McCawley).
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| Realized $3,105 |
