Lot 126
1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge but Thick, Heavy Planchet. Fair-2. The obverse is slightly nicer, the reverse a bit weaker. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. The only notable mark is a light rim bruise at Y in LIBERTY. The date is clear and LIBE is readable, but only 20% or so of the reverse remains visible. LDS, Breen state VI. Crumbling joins the top of the 5 to the bust. Struck on a thick but unlettered planchet weighing 216.2 grains. I have seen one other example, slightly less worn, weighing 225.1 grains. Most likely struck on a leftover planchet made under the old 208-grain standard, but not lettered using the Castaing machine. The heaviest noted in the Breen book weighs 187.0 grains. Less than a half dozen are known struck on a thick planchet. DWH #1846.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Doug Bird 4/3/98.
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