Lot 124
1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 G5. Flipover Off Center Double Strike. Slightly sharper but there are a couple small dents or pitmarks hidden in the hair left of the throat plus a few old pinscratches right of the fraction. No corrosion or verdigris, and the color is an attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown. The date is strong and the overdate is clear. Struck two times, and the planchet was flipped over between impressions. One impression was properly centered on the planchet while the other was at least 80% off center after the planchet was flipped over. The off-center strike left the lower curls clearly evident at RIC in AMERICA. At the opposing area on the obverse there is a depression but no identifiable undertype. There may have been something there when the coin was new, but we will never know for sure. In this cataloger's opinion, the off-center strike came first and it squeezed the planchet more than normal resulting in an arc of abnormally thin planchet metal (all the striking force was concentrated in one small area). When the second (centered) strike occurred, there was not enough planchet thickness in the previously struck arc to bring out the die details. Regardless, it's a neat error. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. Weight 79.6 grains. Davy #02.2.13.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions #4385, 2/25/89:19.
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