1787 Connecticut Draped Bust Left, Off Center And Rotated Reverse Die

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 02/02/2024 9:42 pm "Connies" are like Lay's potato chips - you can't have just one. (Or five, or ten..) 1787 Draped Bust Left Connecticut. Struck off center, and the reverse die is rotated 90 degrees CCW. I believe this is Miller 39.2-ee with "AUCTOBI" and "ET-LIR", but it's far enough off center that most of the legends and all of the date are off the planchet, so I'm going by punctuation - the "ee" reverse is unique. But if I'm wrong, let me know. Rather underweight at 108 grains, but there's quite a lot of planchet issues. I thought it might be a Machin's issue at first but it's light even by those standards so I'm leaning towards it being metal loss. I can't find any other examples of this variety which were struck both off-center and with a rotated reverse die, so I'm happy about this late night find, even if it's a bit rough. Photos were taken with full lighting. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff

lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 05:02 am 39.2-ee it is, which is currently listed as a low rarity 5 variety, 61-75 estimated to be known. The most interesting thing about this variety is the misspelling on the obverse and reverse, AUCTOBI on the obverse and LIR on the reverse. Many varieties have one or the other, but not both. The weight is not that unusual, many varieties, including this one, are known to average on the light side. Add wear to that and they can be quite low. I know what you mean about not having just one, I just bought my 75th variety! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 05:47 am Not my field, but very interestng. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 09:48 am This is only my 5th. I paid $20.50 for it, which seems pretty fair for the coin. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 10:47 am Yep, that's a good price. I have that variety, I like that variety with the dual misspelling, I'll have to get mine out, thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 7:12 pm Very cool and interesting variety. A steal for twenty bucks! Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15400 Posts	Posted 02/03/2024 7:41 pm Fascinating example of a topic in numismatics for which I have absolutely zero knowledge. But I do indeed enjoy reading about you experts exchanging knowledge. To me - the CCF discussion is interpreted like this: Expert 1: I believe I have here a 1793 Vermont XQ-213 with "XRF-TAM" on the obverse indicative of die state 3 from the Machin mill Expert 2: Close grasshopper - but that is actually XQ-209-B with the AR-32 reverse variety, Eagle standing left. Great fun to learn from you experts - keep it up and maybe someday I'll understand a part of your specialized knowledge. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 02/04/2024 05:23 am Nickelsearcher, I'm like that when I see "Wow! That's a late stage DDO-fs37 with a rpm!" There are so many areas of numismatics it is mind boggling! Truly something for everyone. Edited by lcutler 02/04/2024 05:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187940 Posts	Posted 02/05/2024 12:16 pm Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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