Lot 455
1814 S-295 R1 Turban Head, Plain 4 G4. Double Struck Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. No defects, just worn. This cent was struck two times with both strikes centered on the planchet but rotated maybe 5 degrees between the impressions. The doubling is obvious to the unaided eye on the obverse but the reverse shows only a single strike. In addition the reverse is bulged outward a bit which is typical of cents that were struck against a blank planchet during a second strike (in this case creating a reverse brockage on the second planchet). As a result the reverse shows considerably more wear than the obverse because it was slightly convex and had no protective rim. A neat mint error.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
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| Realized $470 |
