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Double Struck Obverse Brockage Maker
Off-Center Obverse Brockage
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1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4. PCGS graded AU-53.
CAC APPROVED
. Double
Struck Obverse Brockage Maker. Attractive frosty medium chocolate
brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the obverse.
No hint of roughness or verdigris, and the only notable marks are a nick
well-hidden in the hair under the R in LIBERTY and a dull pinprick just
left of the curl at the base of the neck. MDS, Breen state V, with a fine die
crack that arcs through star 11 and the lowest curl and on through the 8 to
the dentils below. There is no crumbling on the profile. This cent was struck
two times. The first strike was normal and centered on the planchet but
the cent failed to eject and a blank planchet was inserted into the coining
chamber resting against the obverse of this cent when the dies struck a
second time. There was a rotation of about 20 degrees CW between
the two strikes on the reverse and shifted doubling is evident on
nearly every device. The obverse displays the characteristic subtle
wavy appearance associated with have been pressed into a blank
planchet, thereby creating an obverse brockage impression on the
“reverse” of the second planchet. Another great mint error that is
easy to explain.
Our grade is EF45+
. The attribution and Reynolds
provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label.
Pop 1; 15 finer at
PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 36517)
Estimated Value ................................................................$4,000-UP
Ex an unrecorded source at a St. Louis coin show 11/1988.
332
1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4. PCGS graded VF-30.
Off-Center Obverse Brockage. Glossy
medium to dark chocolate brown and olive with slightly lighter chocolate brown ton-
ing on the devices. The surfaces are reasonably smooth but a glass reveals extremely
fine uniform roughness under the glossy toning. No verdigris or notable marks.
E-MDS Breen state II, with die clashmarks on the obverse but no cracks. A rather
strong double profile is visible from the forehead down to upper lip. This cent was
struck at least 10% off center to K-7 and the reverse was pressed into the obverse of
a previously struck cent creating an incuse off-center brockage impression where the
reverse should have been. There is a rotation of about 10 degrees between the normal
and incuse impressions, which means the other cent rotated slightly in the coining
chamber before the dies came together the second time. The upper half of the date is
on the planchet for both the normal and incuse impressions. Another great multiple
mint error. Graded VF35 net VF20 by Noyes, his photo #39711.
Our grade
is VF25 sharpness net F15+
. The attribution, “Rev. Brockage & 10% O/C”
error, and Reynolds provenance are all noted on the PCGS Secure label
(PCGS # 36517)
Estimated Value .........................................................................$3,000-UP
Ex Richard Picker, Coin Galleries 5/24/1989:1071-Denis Loring 6/1989
(lot ticket included).