Lot 255
1809 C-1 R4 AG3. Tab Double Strike. Glossy dark chocolate and steel. The surfaces are smooth and there are no significant marks other than a couple light rim dents. This piece is just heavily worn. The date is clear but portions of the legend on the reverse are worn away. Double struck. One strike is centered on the planchet and the other is 95% off center creating a tab above the head. The error is almost identical to the one on the preceding lot but this tab is positioned a bit farther to the right above the head. The tab was tapped down on this one as well. An arc of dentils from the tab strike is clear on the obverse, but there is nothing visible on the reverse side of the tab. My guess is that the reverse of the tab (on this one and the preceding lot) was struck against a new blank planchet rather than the reverse die. The die state is unknown due to excessive wear at the top of MERIC. Davy #09.1.3.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 5/10/2000.
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