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Pillar of the Community
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Tony, I love them too, but for a different reason. I purchased this one recently: Image Insert: Image Insert: Just could not resist it. But, because of this coin my wife has started collecting. She feel in love with it and large cents. Now my darling and I share the passion and I am loving it. She has been my pal for 25 years and it just keeps getting better. Jim  |
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Jim1953, that is one nice coin. 200 years old, what history!! I would like to add some more coins to my collection from the early 1800s or late 1700s.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Nice to see some Large Cent fans. Jim that one is nice. Great your wife is collecting too. My wife used to go to shows with me,(used to) she went but did she like it? This remains to be seen. For me the Large cent is history in my hand and no other series can be collected in the early 1800's as affordably as these. Irishraider, I just stick with G to F, I never spend more than 30.00 on one, it's the only way I can afford them. Some might think that's alot but compared to other coins it's not really.
Tony
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coins , hoping to get some for my collection. I've got a better shot at getting large cents than getting the wife interested.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I collect Large Cents, though I only have a handful right now. I sold a bunch of 'em about a year and a half ago to fund some other purchases. I wish I'd have kept them all ... Here's some of my favorites ...    |
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United States
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yeah I hear ya about getting the wife interested. It is possible though, I have heard. Auld, those are some beautiful coins ya have there.
Tony
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've only got 18...so far, but I do like those old, big copper coins. Mine range from 1802 thru 1851, and I intend to get more as time goes by, but they're not the focal point of my collection, so I just pick one up, now and then, when I see what I think is a good deal.
Ralph
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United States
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Hi Ralph, I have about half of the year set, from 16 to 57 so I am just picking away at it too.
Tony
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes I like large cents! I mainly do the early dates. I just added this one to my draped bust set. First variety I've been able to add in nine years.   I now lack just five varieties of having all of the Sheldon numbered varieties from 1795 through 1814. Over all I have about 257 of the 295 varieties. My next goal will be an S-1, the first chain cent and the only one of the four that I don't have. Edited by Conder101
03/07/2007 5:40 pm
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United States
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Wow Conder, That's some undertaking you are into there. Good for you.
Tony
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Pillar of the Community
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Why is a coin counter marked? What's the purpose?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Shatsi,
In the early-mid 1800s, countermarking coins, usually large cents, was done as a form of advertising. Some people might consider countermarks damage, but it is quite the opposite. Collecting countermarked coins is a niche area of numismatics. Certain rare countermarks add multiples of value to a coin.
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Joey, Nice coin there like it alot. I don't really see many counter marked coins. Pretty cool.
Tony
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