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(1859) Dickeson 1792
Restrike J-C1792-1,-3 NGC
64 RB
$1,550.00
Obverse designs include the
eagle on a half shield
(J-C1792-1) and eagle on a full
shield. A reverse die with
legend TRIAL PIECE DESIGNED FOR
UNITED STATES CENT 1792 was
combined with each. These
fabrications by Dr. M.W.
Dickeson, struck outside the
Mint using non-Mint dies, but
often collected with the pattern
series. Sometime in the 1850's,
Dickeson found the obverse dies
that had been used or had been
intended for use, in embossing
the stamp on revenue paper of
1816. He got the idea that these
dies had been meant to be part
of the 1792 pattern cent series,
apparently because of the
resemblance to the reverse
device of the Mint pattern of
1792 known as the Eagle Cent
(J-12). In his Coin Manual,
Dickeson illustrated these side
by side as No.s 12 and 13 on
plate X11. He therefore had the
reverse die cut, and struck the
pieces described. Some of the
copper pieces have been bronzed,
and the white metal impressions
sometimes are found silver
plated. There are two mule
varieties that use the obverse
of the half eagle of 1805. |
