Lot 178
1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF30. Double Struck/Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate brown with some small spots of darker chocolate brown toning on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable mark is a small dig on the right side of the first E in LIBERTY (yes, the "first" E). Double struck with a rotation of 15-20 degrees CCW between the impressions on the obverse. Clear evidence of the first strike remains on the date (now reading 181804), portrait, and LIBERTY (which now reads LIBEERTY). The reverse was struck against a new blank planchet rather than the reverse die during the second strike creating a reverse brockage on that planchet. One of the consequences of being a "brockage maker" is that the side of the struck piece that functions as a die (the reverse in this case) becomes a bit swollen or "puffy." If you see enough of these you learn to spot the "brockage maker" effect, and that swelling is clearly evident on this half cent. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #04.13.13.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Jim McGuigan at the 1982 ANA Convention (as part of a swap of 1796 half cents) 8/18/82.
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