1798 Draped Bust Cent S-145 Double Struck

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CarrsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 756 Posts	Posted 08/21/2022 2:34 pm here is a nice example of the S-145 die marriage with a double struck error. this coin has a reeded edge which is rather scarce for 1798 cents and indicates that it was struck from the shipment of Coltman blanks delivered to the mint in 1797. Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 08/21/2022 2:39 pm to the CCF! Fantastic! What a great example! What does the edge look like? Do you happen to know the reed count? ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1484 Posts	Posted 08/21/2022 2:47 pm Gotta love the imperfections of that era — very refreshing! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/21/2022 2:52 pm That's beautiful! Report this Post to the Staff
CarrsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 756 Posts	Posted 08/21/2022 3:02 pm the "reeded" edge on this coin is a bit different from what you would see on silver at the time, or things like the reeded edge 1795 large cent (s-79). most edge treatments are either struck into the coin using a collar or applied prestrike using an upsetting mill (or castaing maching). these marks were applied by the manufacturer of the blank (Coltman) before it was delivered to the mint. this is similar to the "gripped edge" from 1797. there are a number of edge treatments in 1797 and 1798 which are attributed to the blanks being sourced from a variety of manufacturers. no idea what the count is. I'm doubtful that the image is complete on this coin. here are some pictures. the "reeding" are those diagonal lines cut into the edge. research into the edge treatments is woefully incomplete. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 08/21/2022 5:04 pm Beautiful coin! Super neat how the reeds can date the coin/planchet before it was struck. The reeding and double strike make this coin desirable and unique. Thank you for sharing! Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 08/21/2022 10:52 pm wow - this coin is really amazing. Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 08/22/2022 03:28 am And another reason why I like this forum...learn something new every day! Thanks for sharing! smat Report this Post to the Staff
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