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1797 C-1
100
1797 C-1 R2 Plain Edge, 1 Above 1 AG3
. Double Struck
off Center. Glossy medium chocolate brown in protected
areas with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices.
The planchet is mostly smooth and attractive but there are
traces of reddish verdigris around UNITED. Basically just a
well-worn half cent. The date is complete and easily read-
able, including the 1 Above 1 feature, but it is not strong.
Double struck. The first strike was 20% off center to K-2
while the second strike was centered on the planchet. Obvi-
ous evidence of the first strike shows on both sides, stron-
gest in the field before the bust and along the right edge of
the reverse. EDS, Manley state 1.0, prior to swelling on the
obverse. Weight 86.7 grains.
Estimated Value ................................................. $300-UP
Ex Don Valenziano 4/27/1991-the Missouri Cabinet, Davy Col-
lection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/
2011:164 (lot ticket included)
.
101
1797 C-2 R3 Plain Edge AG3
. A couple points sharper but
covered with fine to moderate granularity under rather glossy
dark chocolate brown toning. No verdigris. The only marks are a
dull, shallow dent in the field above the end of the pole and
another at the B in LIBERTY. The date and legends are not
strong but they are easily readable except for RICA and the
fraction due to swelling in that area.
Estimated Value .......................................................$100-UP
From the Dennis Fuoss Collection
.
102
1797 C-2 R3 Plain Edge AG3
. Double Struck over a Talbot
Allum & Lee Cent. A couple points sharper where the designs
were properly struck up, but fine porosity covers the left side of
the reverse. The remainder of the planchet is reasonably
smooth, and there are no marks or verdigris. The obverse is
considerably stronger than the reverse. Glossy dark bluish steel
and olive brown. Double struck with an offset of 1-2 millimeters
between the impressions. Doubling is obvious on the obverse
but not visible on the reverse, which suggests the reverse may
have been a brockage maker during the second strike (the
reverse struck into a new blank planchet). Traces of TAL Cent
undertype are clearly visible on the right edge of the obverse.
Weight 73.7 grains.
Estimated Value .......................................................$200-UP
Ex Jess Peters MBS 9/9/1977:575 (envelope included)-Carvin
Goodridge, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2/
2012:82 (lot ticket and Goodridge collection envelope included)
.
L
ETTERED
E
DGE
1797 W
ITH
L
ARGE
C
ENT
U
NDERTYPE
103
1797 C-3b R4 Low Head with Lettered Edge F12+
.
Struck over a cut-down spoiled large cent. Choice glossy
medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are
smooth and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. The only
marks are a couple nicks and shallow scuff marks under the
L in LIBERTY. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The devices are nicely
impressed everywhere except at the upper right of the
reverse, as usual for this variety. Struck on a planchet cut
from an off-center large cent. AMER from the large cent
remains clearly visible on the neck into the last digit in the
date. A beautiful example of the popular Lettered Edge ver-
sion of the variety and a great mint error (or making the
best of a Large Cent mint error if you prefer). Weight 82.9
grains.
Estimated Value .............................................. $7,500-UP
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