Source For Large Cent Variety Photos?

HERE you go. Not sure if anything is still in print per se but everything can be found on ebay for a price....

@ExoGuy

Thanks. Lots of pix there. Eighty two 1847 cents in one collection?

@tights24

$99 just for volume one? Yikes. Don't suppose there are digital versions.

None that are probably legal to post here, that's for sure. You run into copyright infringement pretty fast on the internet these days. Our forum owners always ask for permission from the document owners before posting anything here for that reason.

That being said, $99 is a one time fee. Try buying a Krause catalog for twice that much or one of Breen's books that are in the $300 range I think......

Good luck in your search.

The Goldberg archives, what you want is the Dan Holmes collection

Early dates, every variety except 1793 NC-5
http://images.goldbergauctions.com/...ng=1&sale=54

Middle dates, every variety except the newly discovered 1825 N-5 which is obv of N-4/rev of N-10
http://images.goldbergauctions.com/...ng=1&sale=59

Late dates, every variety except for the unique 1851 N-42
http://images.goldbergauctions.com/...ng=1&sale=62

A word of warning, with the late dates unless there are distinctive die cracks for a variety the only difference you are going to see in the pictures is the slight differences in the positioning of the date on the obverse. The other die markers that identify the different dies are almost always too fine to see in online photos.

Even with these photos you do really need the books that go along with each series.

Thanks Conder

Yes, I noticed as I progress through my collection I find that the variations become much more subtle. On anything VF or less it's pretty hard to tell.

I too find the Holmes collection Goldberg catalogs invaluable. Excellent photography. These along with selected texts are what you need.

Completely unrelated but your Dan Holmes link made me want to attribute my 1841 cent!
(For the record, it was probably a N-2: end of curl pointing to top right corner of the 4 in date and no visible die cracks altogether.)

The difference between a coin collector and true numismatist is knowledge. Some years ago, I invested in the Sheldon book, and it has paid for itself literally hundreds of times over; this, especially so in the past two years. There are rare varieties out there, awaiting discovery, and such coins continue to appear. My three best buys have been at a flea market, a coin auction and an antique shop. Investment in coin books and garnering knowledge therein can reap great rewards; and, not simply financial rewards. There's a great thrill attached to finding NC or Non-Collectible varieties of large cents, condition census coins and the like that are thousands of times rarer in numbers than the SVDB's and 16-D's!

Also, joining organizations like the EAC, the CWTS, etc. will bring a collector in contact with the folks who supposedly have a strangle-hold on a particular coin series. These are great folks, true numismatists, and they eagerly share their knowledge! I've made some fine friendships among the ranks of these true numismatists who share the joy of others' learning, too.

Also, as this thread well illustrates, there are online resources aplenty for those willing to search and study. IMHO, the only strangle-hold we collectors face, lies within our own mind.