Double Struck 1807 JR-1 Dime, VG Details

1807 10C Double Struck VG Details, Improperly Cleaned, NCS. JR-1, R.2. Double struck, the first strike 20% off center. The double strike is most easily seen on the reverse, where a substantial part of the branch is visible on the horizontal shield lines. A single star from the first strike is visible between stars 3 and 4, creating a "14 Stars" reverse. The obverse fields have deep rose color, with light silver-gray on the devices. The reverse is mostly dark gray, with bright silver on the left (facing) wing, from minor surface abrasions. A few scratches and other imperfections are present on both sides.

Die State. An early die state without the usual clash marks on each side.

Appearances. Plated in the 2002 Bowers and Merena catalog.

Obverse Die. The 1 is nearly touches the lowest curl and the 7 is distant from the bust. LIB and ER are close, BE and RTY are further apart. Stars 1, 8, and 13 are close to the devices, and star 7 is far from the L.
State a. Perfect. State b. Heavy clash marks near the date and adjacent to the face and throat.

Reverse Die. All E's are missing their upper left serif. D is equally close to the third and fourth feathers. ITED are each slightly higher than their adjacent letter to the left. E and D lean slightly right. First S is slightly low and A is slightly high. The upright of E is over the space between clouds 4 and 5. First A close to the third and fourth feathers. Final A touches the claw. AME and RI are close while ER and ICA are widely spaced. Leaves join I under the right foot and C at the center. Five berries with one stemless, two having short stems, and two having long stems. Only one arrow point extends past the right side of U with the outer arrow point below center of that letter. Thirteen large stars with only star 5 in the top row not touching the clouds. Star 11 is sharply recut with a total of 10 points. Star 12 has a point between the lower and upper beak with another point touching the ribbon. Star 13 is isolated in the field, not touching devices.
State a. Perfect. State b. Peripheral weakness results from obverse die deterioration.

Heritage Commentary. Certain coins are a pleasure to catalog once, and a delight to catalog again. This is one of those pieces, cataloged six years apart and still appreciated just as much. Early dime errors are extremely rare, and they are highly desirable regardless of their overall quality or appearance.

Consignor Commentary. I attended the Logan sale in November 2002. There were several coins I was interested in bidding on including this one. I did get lot 2001 (1796 JR-5) and later sold it. I did not get lot 2002 (1798 JR-2), although I bought it in the secondary market and later sold it. I did get lot 2004 (1801 JR-2) and retained it. For reasons unknown, after these three I relaxed and completely missed bidding on lot 2011. Later, when I realized what I had done, I was disappointed because error Draped Bust dimes are quite unusual. A few months later, I was walking the bourse floor at FUN and there it was--at Fred Weinberg's table. I was lucky!

Provenance. Ex: Russell J. Logan (Bowers and Merena, 11/2002), lot 2011; Fred Weinberg (1/2003).
From The Ed Price Collection.(Registry values: P5) (#4480)

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