Lot 168
1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VF25. Double Struck/Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate and lighter steel brown. Smooth and attractive with only minor contact marks, including a short scratch in the field over the hair ribbon. The obverse is boldly double struck. One impression is 10-20% off center to K-8 and rotated CW relative to the second strike, which is centered on the planchet. Obvious evidence of the off center strike shows on the head and face of Ms Liberty, and parts of RTY are visible on her forehead. The reverse, however, shows no trace of doubling. Instead of being struck by the reverse die a second time, it (most likely) was pressed into a new blank planchet creating a reverse brockage. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0 late, with obvious swelling on the reverse. Davy #04.11.19.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Bowers & Merena 9/14/92:55.
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