Lot 119
1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 G6. Struck over Spoiled Large Cent. Very slightly sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy dark steel brown and olive with peeps of tan in protected areas, especially on the reverse. No corrosion or verdigris and only a few trivial contact marks including a light rim bruise at NI in UNITED and a pair of fine pinscratches under that U. The date is strong and the overdate is obvious. Struck over a spoiled large cent with "O(N)E CENT" clearly evident inside the wreath. There is no trace of cent undertype on the obverse. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0, with fine die rust around the date and legend on both sides. Manley said in his book that the pieces with visible undertype tended to be in either the early (his state 2.0) or late (his state 4.0) die states, and this appears accurate for all the pieces in the Davy collection. Weight 83.7 grains. Davy #02.2.18.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Bowers & Merena 9/14/92:27.
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