CD 257 Wide Groove Hemingrays with June 17 1893 Errors

By Christian Willis; posted September 10, 2017

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These are matching molds. Both are Wide Groove and have the "June 17 1893" patent date error (should be June 17 1890).

On the left is the [080] embossing: (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENT / JUNE 17 1893 MAY 2 1893 {Note 'JUNE 17 1893' date} {Wide Groove} SDP Aqua.

The piece on the right is currently unlisted. It's similar to [250], but there is no "0" embossed over the error "3": (F-Skirt) No 60-A / HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. / ['PATENT' blotted out] / JUNE 17 1893 MAY 2 1893 {Note 'JUNE 17 1893' date} {Wide Groove} SDP Hemingray Blue

I find it interesting that when they updated the embossing on the piece, they didn't bother correcting the error! I showed it to Don Briel at the 2017 National and it sounds like it will be added into the next edition of the price guide.

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