Feuchtwanger Cent, Rare 2A variety...arrived!
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This is an eagle only a mother could love. Pretty obvious to see why Feuchtwanger went "back to the drawing board"...and reworked the design. This is Obverse 2, which is a slight improvement on Obverse 1 (which should arrive here in a few days). Very much a hand engraved piece, and that carries over to Reverse A. This Reverse is only found on obverse 1 and obverse 2. Note the crude letters, and how widely spaced ONE is. Thats a hallmark of this reverse.
O why O why did someone scratch up the reverse like this? No doubt it was done 'back in the day' and even though it is a problem that has caused this piece to reside within an NCS XF details holder....I still like it. This is an R5 piece, with 31 to 75 known. Alan Fischer notes it as a very difficult variety to obtain.
O why O why did someone scratch up the reverse like this? No doubt it was done 'back in the day' and even though it is a problem that has caused this piece to reside within an NCS XF details holder....I still like it. This is an R5 piece, with 31 to 75 known. Alan Fischer notes it as a very difficult variety to obtain.
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<< <i>What is to the right of the "7"? >>
It's the Rare 2A variety Feuchtwanger Cent from 18371.
<< <i>This is an eagle only a mother could love. Pretty obvious to see why Feuchtwanger went "back to the drawing board"...and reworked the design. This is Obverse 2, which is a slight improvement on Obverse 1 (which should arrive here in a few days). Very much a hand engraved piece, and that carries over to Reverse A. This Reverse is only found on obverse 1 and obverse 2. Note the crude letters, and how widely spaced ONE is. Thats a hallmark of this reverse.
O why O why did someone scratch up the reverse like this? No doubt it was done 'back in the day' and even though it is a problem that has caused this piece to reside within an NCS XF details holder....I still like it. This is an R5 piece, with 31 to 75 known. Alan Fischer notes it as a very difficult variety to obtain.
It looks like Tic Tac Toe on the reverse.... sad.
<< <i>That bird sure has a lot of bumble bee in him. >>
Take a look at how refined the design became with Obverse 6. Very dynamic and artistic.