1787 CT 1/2P ETLIR, Miller 33.17-gg.2, BN MS(PCGS#685142)
1787 CT 1/2P ETLIR, Miller 33.17-gg.2, BN MS (PCGS#685142)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8363
- 等级
- VF25
- 价格
- 19,224
- 详细说明
- Dramatic Mint Error Miller 33.17-gg.2 Flip Over Double Strike and Brockage 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.17-gg.2, W-3635. Rarity-5. Draped Bust Left, ETLIR--Flipover Double Strike and Brockage. VF-25 (PCGS). 1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 33.17-gg.2, W-3635. Rarity-5. Draped Bust Left, ETLIR. VF-25 (PCGS). 119.8 grains. Fairly uniform golden brown on the obverse while the reverse is just a hair more deeply toned. Glossy and fairly hard surfaces with just a trace of light granularity in places. A complex and exciting minting error to contemplate. The first strike seems to have been normal, then the coin flipped and rotated, landing back between the dies rotated about 45 degrees and shifted slightly off center. At the same time, a second struck coin was positioned in the dies, but shifted about 45% off from normal. In the second impression, the extra thickness of the metal between the two dies caused by the partial overlap of the two coins brought up strong detail in the second strike through the effigy's face, head, and upper rightmost legend, while not impacting the rest of the first strike. On the reverse, a similar effect imparted only the off-center brockage details, leaving the face and leftmost features of the first strike intact. A moderately scarce variety, but one that seems to have a concentration of striking errors. Most are double struck, and we have seen at least one other brockage, but the interesting combination offered here is very rare, if not unique for the variety. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex John Kraljevich, August 2011. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 685142. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.