1828 13 Stars, B-1, C-1 -- Off-Center -- MS64 Brown PCGS. Our EAC Grade MS62....

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1828 B-1, C-1 Half Cent, MS64 Brown
Struck 25% Off-Center

1828 13 Stars, B-1, C-1 -- Off-Center -- MS64 Brown PCGS. Our EAC Grade MS62. Equivalents. Proskey 2: 1-B; Ross 1-A, 1-B; Gilbert-2; Empire-71; Cohen-1; Breen-1; Eckberg 3-C.

Obverse 1 appears on Breen-1. The first 13 Stars obverse. The left edge of the hair curl is just left of center over the second 8 in the closely spaced date. The northeast point of Star 2 is repunched.

Reverse B appears on Breen-2, and reappears as 1828 Reverse A on Breen-1. The highest leaf point is below the right half of the final S, a diagnostic position for 1826. Most letters of HALF CENT are outlined. The wreath has long spines below the T in UNITED, piercing the C in CENT, and over the HA in HALF. The T, E, and S in STATES show minor recutting.
Edge. Plain.

Surfaces. A fully lustrous light brown example with excellent eye appeal, this piece has hints of mint red, most notably at the central reverse.

Die State. Manley Die State 1.0.

Production. The planchet was not centered in the press when this piece was struck, creating the dramatic appearance of the off-center error.
Commentary. Off-center strikes are described as a percentage. The standard procedure is visual examination to arrive at an estimate of that percentage. However, there is a mathematical calculation that is seemingly more accurate. The area of the struck portion versus the area of a normally struck example will provide an accurate assessment of the percentage. The struck portion of this example has an area that is 75% of the standard area for the design, therefore, the coin should be described as 25% off-center.

McGuigan Commentary. Choice lustrous light brown surfaces with traces of mint red in the protected areas around the devices and lettering. Mint error-struck 20 percent off-center toward 2:00.

Provenance. Ex: George Rogers; Michael Arconti (1/1999).

Personality. Florida collector Michael Arconti began filling Whitman folders at a young age, collecting cents, nickels, and quarters. After a 25-year hiatus to build a business, he began collecting again, joined Early American Coppers, and quickly developed an interest in error large cents. Chris McCawley and Bob Grellman, in association with Superior Galleries, handled his collection of 155 error large cents in July 2003. Michael and his wife, Susan, have two daughters.
From The James R. McGuigan Half Cent Collection.

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