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Images courtesy of Dirk
Loebbers
Varieties (1):
Sheldon 266 - Common
Copper "Restrike" - Common
Tin "Restrike" - Extremely Rare
1804 "Restrike" in Copper
and Tin - believed to have been
struck circa 1860 by Joseph Mickley and Edward Cogan using an altered
1803 obverse and a reverse of 1820! Tin examples are extremely
rare.
Recent appearances:
Restrike. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M.
LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 2501, sold for $368.00
Restrike. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M.
LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 2502, sold for $253.00
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2005" by The Professional
Coin Grading Service
"Penny Whimsy" by Dr.
William H. Sheldon
"Walter Breen's
Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents 1793-1814" by Walter Breen
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