Lot 228
1807 C-1 R1 VG8. Double Struck in Collar with Rotation. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces, void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. There are some tiny ticks scattered over the obverse, mostly on the neck. Double struck. Both strikes are centered on the planchet but rotated 25 degrees between the impressions. Evidence of the first strike is strongest on the neck, bust, and back of the head. The undertype on the reverse is more subtle, clearest in the leaves under UNITED. In addition, the M from AMERICA is positioned between the F of OF and adjacent A in AMERICA. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Davy #07.1.15.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Tom Reynolds 7/22/88.
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