Lot 201
1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath VG8+. Double Struck with Rotation/Off Center Brockage Maker. Choice glossy chocolate brown. Great eye appeal for the grade, nearly flawless. Close to VG10. Double struck in the collar with a small offset between impressions, perhaps 1-2 millimeters near the borders thanks to a slight rotation between strikes. The doubling is clear along the upper edge of the bust and neck and along the back of the head. There is no doubling on the reverse. Instead, that side was pressed into a new blank planchet that was positioned about 20% off center, thereby creating an off center reverse brockage. A depression from this planchet arcs under ICA, and that shows us that it was off center. The relative abundance of this variety displaying a similar mint error may indicate a temporary quality control problem at the mint. Perhaps a new worker was concerned for his fingers or they were working late to meet a production goal. We can only guess. Davy #05.1.7.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Jim Corrado 3/12/82.
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