Lot 359
1853 C-1 R1 EF40. Railroad Rim or Partial Collar Strike. Five points sharper but there is a spot of reddish corrosion covering the R in AMERICA and a small nick on the rim under star 11. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate. Struck with a strong railroad rim all the way around the edge of the planchet. This occurs when the planchet is not confined completely by the striking collar, thereby allowing metal to squeeze outward during the strike. Breen calls this a "partial collar strike," which is more accurate from a technical viewpoint, but "railroad rim" conveys an image that is easier to understand (the shape of a wheel on a train car). Regardless of the terms you prefer, this is a very nice example of an extremely rare type of mint error. Breen saw only one, also an 1853 (see page 477, paragraph 9, in his half cent encyclopedia). M-LDS, Manley state 2.0. Fine die polishing lines from a fresh lapping cover the fields on both sides. Davy #53.1.8.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Superior 10/6/91:1412.
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