Lot 195
1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath F15. Flipover Triple Strike/Reverse Brockage Maker. Frosty dark chocolate brown. Close to VF20 but there is a light rim bruise before the chin and minor contact marks scattered elsewhere over both sides. This piece was struck three times, and it was flipped over between the strikes. The obverse was struck twice by the obverse die and once by the reverse die. A berry from the wreath is clearly visible just above Ms Liberty's eye and another is hidden in the curl above the 1. Evidence of an additional slightly off center (and rotated 25 degrees) strike from the obverse die is obvious on her neck and in the hair under IBER, and the top of another 8 is located on the curl left of the date. Removed from an NGC slab, and the NGC label calls it "double struck," so they must have missed the reverse undertype on the obverse. There is no doubling on the reverse. Instead, that side displays the swelling characteristic of pieces that were struck into a new blank planchet creating a brockage impression. The swelling or puffiness is strong on this piece. Another neat multiple error half cent in this landmark offering. Davy #05.1.18.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Goldberg's 2/16/01:191-Don Valenziano 3/30/01.
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