1863 Washington Portrait / Six-Pointed Star with Shield. Fuld-119/398 a, Musante GW-637, Baker-500. Rarity-9. Copper. Plain Edge--Flipover Triple Strike--MS-63 BN (NGC).19 mm. The R9 rating from the 2005 edition of <em>Patriotic Civil War Tokens </em>by George and Melvin Fuld refers to a flipover double strike from these dies, although close inspection of the present example with a loupe reveals that the NGC attribution of a flipover triple strike is accurate. The side that NGC has mounted as the reverse in the holder clearly shows two dates from Fuld die 119, as well as a single star impression from Fuld die 398. The result of the error on both sides is an intriguing tangle of design elements, especially since the various impressions were not aligned for rotation or centering. Richly toned in deep golden-copper overall, the surfaces are satiny with no readily evident blemishes. Highly appealing.From the Sherwood Collection.
