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Valued Member
Poland
263 Posts |
Hello. What do you think about this Large Cent from 1798? In my opinion coin was cleaned and color is unnatural. But still coin has nice details (G04?). Can you tell me which variety it is? I can buy this LC for 80$. It is good price in your opinion? Thank you for answers.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4911 Posts |
Looks real and cleaned.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
1. Why was this moved to the error section?
2. What make you think this coin is anything but genuine?
IMO, the surfaces are not original as it has been either dipped and/or cleaned harshly to remove corrosion. You can still see trace amounts of it. Although $80 is not a bad price, I wouldnt necessarily want to spend close to $100 on any coin that has very little "wow factor" other than the date alone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
VG8 Details. Not sure of variety. If a common one the price is about full retail. If a rarer variety it is a good price. I have to disagree with ben though.. Personally I think this one has rather nice eye appeal.
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Valued Member
 Poland
263 Posts |
Unfortunately, I think it is very common S-187 variety. Look at the highest berry at left side of reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
Not sure of the variety. Coins looks about VG-8.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Definitely S-187 one of the most common varieties of the year. Looks lightly cleaned. Seems like a nice price to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4421 Posts |
Do buy it at that price, despite the cleaning. There's pleasingly even wear on this early copper! That's a big plus, IMHO.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1304 Posts |
Very pleasant details remain and no corrosion issues. While I personally would not put that one in my set because of the cleaning and resulting color (it would simply stick out like a soar thumb in my album), the price is great. I wish my draped busts all had that level of detail!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Does anyone else see the porosity?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9796 Posts |
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Does anyone else see the porosity? A bit on the obverse I'd say, but the details of the design are quite nice in this price range. As a new collector to EAC stuff, I'm pretty floored by pricing on more common coins in horrid condition, I understand rarity scales but I see AG/detail "scudzy" draped bust Half Cents and large cents going for way more than they should IMO on ebay all the time. A few I've bid what I think is a very fair price only to get outbid by double or triple my top price I'm willing to spend - on common stuff too. So this coin at $80.00 even being a common Sheldon is not too bad. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1554 Posts |
OK buy for $80. Nothing at all bothers me about this coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36906 Posts |
VG-8 details, and appears to be genuine.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
This piece looks genuine to me.
A little porosity like it has is not a problem vis-a-vis authenticity for a coin this old, man-handled, and harshly cleaned.
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Moderator
 United States
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* I moved this to the US Classic Variety section since you asked "Can you tell me which variety it is?"
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Posted 12/18/2013 07:53 am
