1804 1/2 C Plain 4, No Stems, C-13, B-10, R.1 -- Double Struck Over a Brockage Reverse -- XF45 PCGS....

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1804 C-13, B-10 Half Cent, XF45
Struck Over an Obverse Brockage

1804 1/2 C Plain 4, No Stems, C-13, B-10, R.1 -- Double Struck Over a Brockage Reverse -- XF45 PCGS. Obverse 5. The Plain 4 obverse die was used for B-10 and B-12. Reverse F. The Stemless reverse was used for 1804 B-10 and 11, and also for 1805 B-1 and 1806 B-3. The nature of this double struck coin precludes an exact die state determination. The first strike was a brockage of the reverse, followed by a normal strike, resulting in the brockage impression on the obverse and doubling on the reverse. There are more errors of the 1804 Plain 4, Stemless variety than of any other half cent variety from 1793 to 1857. The famous Davy Collection, featuring more half cent errors than any other collection known to us, had 38 errors from the B-10, C-13 die pair, ranging from laminations and cracked planchets to dramatic double and triple struck pieces. Lovely olive-brown surfaces show minimal handling marks and substantial detail from the brockage strike including much of the legend, denomination, and wreath. The reverse is also doubled, showing rotation between the strikes.
Ex: Jon Lusk (8/1976); James R. McGuigan Half Cent Collection / August Signature (Heritage, 8/2022), lot 3215.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 222F, Variety PCGS# 35176, Base PCGS# 1063, Greysheet# 80889)

Weight: 5.44 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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