1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath G5. Double Struck with Minor Rotation, Reverse Brockage Maker. Very slightly sharper but there are too many small contact marks for the higher grade. Two identifying marks are a thin rim nick at IB in LIBERTY and a short scratch under EN in CENT. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for weakness at UN in UNITED. Double struck with a small rotation between impressions, perhaps a half millimeter. The doubling is obvious along the profile and hair ribbons, but there is no trace of doubling on the reverse. Instead, that side displays the usual swelling associated with having been struck against a new blank planchet, thereby creating a reverse brockage. In fact, it's the swelling that caused UN to be weak. The repunching at the top of the 5 remains clear and the stemless wreath feature is visible. Davy #05.1.16.
Estimated Value $100-UP.
Ex Don Valenziano 4/16/1999 (during the EAC Convention).
Selections from the Davy Collection of US Half Cents Part 2
