Lot 265
1809 C-3 R1 Fair-2. Triple Struck Off Center/Off Center Brockage Maker. Slightly sharper but covered with moderate granularity, strongest on the reverse. No notable contact marks, but there are traces of very shallow reddish verdigris, mostly on the reverse. Matte dark chocolate brown mixed with the reddish chocolate verdigris on the reverse. Not an especially attractive half cent, but the error is fantastic. This one was struck three times. One strike was centered on the planchet, another was 60% off center to the top, and a third was 60% off center to the bottom. The off center strike to the top was made by both dies and it left behind a complete, clear second date. The off center strike to the bottom was against a blank planchet on the obverse and by the die on the reverse, but finding die details in this part of the corroded reverse is a real challenge. Davy #09.3.18.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Chris Young 4/15/95.
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