1797 cent grade

I think it has AG details.

The Sheldon variety is going to be really hard to tell unless you have the coin in hand.

Diagnostics: single top leaves on wreath vs db. leaf on rgt.
gripped edge or plain edge - stem or stemless wreath (you have stem)
# berries 6L,6R;6L,5R; 5L,4R;5L,5R
Letter styles and maybe about 10 others

Sometimes with the low grade cents you can eliminate certain vaieties but you can never pin the exact one down.

The details and the damage would probably put it a little high for what you paid.

KK

Yeah, it is a bit rough but certainly not a cull and the most important factor is that you have a clear 4 digit date.