Lot 98
1803 C-3 R2 VG10. Double Struck Off Center over Reverse Brockage. Sharpness VF20 but recolored chocolate brown and steel with frosty tan in protected areas. No roughness, and the only contact mark is a sharp scratch from the hair left of the shoulder through the 0 to the rim under the adjacent 3. MDS, Manley state 3.0. This piece was struck at least two times. One strike was 10% off center to K-11 on the reverse leaving parts of STATES O on the rim and obvious undertype from the wreath below. In addition (and possibly at the same time) the obverse was struck against a previously struck half cent positioned at least 75% off center to K-6 leaving incuse designs across the truncation and on the rim under the date. Another strike was normal and centered on the planchet, and it appears this was the final strike. An obvious mint error, but figuring out the exact sequence of events is a challenge.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
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