Lot 630
1846 Contemporary Counterfeit VG7. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only defects are a light scuff that breaks the toning left of star 12 and a collection of small pinpricks under the right foot of N in CENT. The reverse is nearly upset rotated 170 degrees clockwise. Weight 135.9 grains. At least 10 are known, possibly as many as 12. While the famous 1848 "Small Date" counterfeit cents were struck using handmade dies, these 1846 cents appear to have been struck using dies made from a genuine 1846 cent. Unfortunately the transfer is relatively mushed out so I have been unable to identify the die variety(s) used. Or, perhaps these were scrap dies employed in the Mickley tradition following extensive burnishing that blunted the details. Regardless, they are neat and quite rare. DWH #3605.
Estimated Value $50-UP.
Ex Jim Carr, 2010 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/24/2010:422 (via Chris McCawley).
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