Lot 446
1817 N-15 R4 VG7. Double Struck/Obverse Brockage Maker. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and olive with lighter steel brown high points. A dull nick on the left top of E in CENT is the notable mark. The reverse was double struck with a 15-degree CCW shift between the two strikes, and the undertype is mostly clear. The obverse was pressed into a blank planchet during the second strike, thus creating an obverse brockage. The obverse on this piece is swollen, the puffy look typical for pieces that became a die for a brockage strike. The swelling is pronounced on this example. EDS, the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW (15 degrees for the first strike and an extra 15 degrees from the shift during the second impression). DWH #1879.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1769.
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