Live auction - fwo_421458 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1/4 Dollar Georges Washington “Double Die” 1943 Philadelphie

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1/4 Dollar Georges Washington “Double Die” 1943 Philadelphie AU

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Estimate :	400 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	02 May 2017 17:15:11

Type : 1/4 Dollar Georges Washington “Double Die”

Date: 1943

Mint name / Town : Philadelphie

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 24, mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 6,2 g.

Edge : striée

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire ayant circulé et présentant une légère usure. La pièce est recouverte d’une patine grise

Catalogue references :

KM20/164 - Y.-

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient de la collection O.B

Obverse

Obverse legend : LIBERTY // IN GOD WE / TRUST // 1943.

Obverse description : portrait de Georges Washington à gauche.

Reverse

Reverse legend : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS / UNUM // QUARTER DOLLAR.

Reverse description : aigle aux ailes déployées posé sur un faisceau, rameaux.

Commentary

Il s’agit de la rare variante dite “Double Die” qui présente la spécificité d’avoir une double frappe sur la date avec tous les chiffres doublés.
This is the rare so-called “Double Die” variant which has the specific feature of having a double strike on the date with all the numbers doubled.