Lot 74
1797 C-2 R3 VG10+. Double Struck Off Center over Talbot Allum & Lee Cent. Glossy chocolate brown with hints of light bluish steel overtone. Smooth and nearly flawless, a tiny pinprick in the field over the head offering the best identifying mark. Close to F12. Double struck over a TAL Cent. The first strike was centered on the planchet while the second was slightly off center to K-8. The date from the initial impression remains readable just above the stronger second date, and clear doubling with a 1-millimeter offset is visible elsewhere on both sides. Evidence of the TAL Cent undertype shows at UNI in UNITED. This piece was cataloged as a triple strike when sold in the Roger Cohen sale (Superior 2/2/92), but the TAL undertype was thought to be evidence of another strike from the half cent dies. Either way, it's a great half cent. Weight 91.8 grains. Davy #97.2.18.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Paul Munson-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/92:84.
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