Lot 128
1795 C-2a/b R7+ Punctuated Date, Thin Planchet with Lettered Edge AG3. Thin, Underweight Planchet. A couple points sharper but lightly corroded, mostly in the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are weak but readable, although some letters are distorted by the corrosion. Slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. The edge lettering is only partially readable and some of the letters hang off the thin planchet because they are taller than the planchet is thick. Weight 89.2 grains versus the 104.0-grain standard. Manley lists three examples of the 95C2a variety known on a thin lettered edge planchet. The transition from thick 104.0-grain lettered edge planchets to thin plain edge 84.0-grain planchets occurred during production of this die variety. Therefore it is reasonable to conclude that a few of the planchets got misdirected. Several of the thin planchets received edge lettering while at least one thick planchet escaped the Castaing machine and was struck without edge lettering (see Manley page 49). Weight 89.2 grains. Davy #95.2c.3.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Jon Lusk 11/15/97.
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