Lot 12
1794 C-8 R5 Liberty Cap, Head Right G4. Triple Edge Lettering. Sharpness VF20 or so but moderately corroded under a glossy chocolate brown patina. The color is attractive but the surfaces are not. Fortunately the date and legends are complete and readable. No verdigris or contact marks. The edge lettering is blundered (tripled) with "DOLLAR" visible three times in succession indicating this planchet went through the Castaing machine at least 3 times. You would be hard pressed to find a complete rendering of "TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR" thanks to the multitude of letters on the limited space available, but DOLL is clearly visible three times. All three impressions are oriented with the top of the letters on the obverse side of the planchet. An extremely rare error on a very rare die variety. Weight 105.4 grains. Davy #94.8.7.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Richard Gross 4/27/07.
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