Lot 41
1804 C-2 R6 AG3+. Slightly sharper, especially on the right sides where the strike was stronger, but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate roughness. No verdigris and only a few contact marks, including a small rim bruise above the O in OF. Glossy dark chocolate brown and olive, and the gloss helps offset the minor roughness. The strike is uneven, as usual for this variety, with significant weakness on the left sides from non-parallel die faces. While most of the designs are clear, the uneven strike caused the 18 to be faint, the 0 to be weak but readable, and the 4 relatively clear. The opposing legends at ITED STATES are faint or missing as well while AMERICA and the fraction display the details of a VG coin. Therefore assigning an overall grade to this piece is relatively difficult and some veteran half cent collectors have called this piece net G5. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a clear die crack through the top of RTY to the dentils at either end. Reportedly 17 examples of this variety are known with only 3 graded better than Good. Weight 77.5 grains.
Estimated Value $8,000-UP.
Ex "An old time Toronto estate"-Terry Lo (Canadian dealer)-eBay as unattributed 12/17/2000-Ed Fuhrman 3/31/2006.
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