Lot 119
1794 C-9 R8 Liberty Cap, Head Right AG3+. Thin Planchet with Plain (Unlettered) Edge. The obverse is a point or two better while the reverse is weaker. The surfaces are covered with microscopic roughness but are free of any verdigris. Cleaned and retoned olive and dark bluish steel. There is a dull scratch left of the fraction but no other significant marks. The date is clear, about half the reverse legends can still be made out with some effort, and the edge is clean revealing no trace of edge lettering. One of only a very few thin planchet strikes known of this variety, and this is the only one known that is missing the edge lettering. Obviously this planchet failed to pass through the Castaing machine to add the edge lettering during the planchet preparation process. An excessively rare mint error, apparently unique for the variety. Weight 89.7 grains. Davy #94.9.8.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Stuart Levine 2/16/2000.
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