Lot 260
1809 C-3 R1 VG7. Double Struck Off Center/Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. Very slightly sharper but there is a small spot of raised verdigris under star 1 and a couple more at the A in HALF. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and offer excellent eye appeal. The only contact mark is a nick right of star 3. Boldly double struck when it failed to eject completely following the first strike. The initial strike was centered while the second was 65% off center to the top leaving two strong, complete dates on the planchet. The reverse was struck against a similarly off center blank planchet rather than the reverse die during the second strike. The uneven pressure resulted in a slight bend in this half cent and minor distortion on UNITED when it created an off center brockage impression on the other planchet. A bold, stunning error thanks to the two dates. This piece is plated on page 480 in Breen's encyclopedia illustrating a "first striking centered, second off center" type of mint error. Davy #09.3.3.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Harry Jones 8/25/76.
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