1803 Draped Bust Large Cent Sheldon-250

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 04/14/2019 6:58 pm Picked this up for $98. Coin has obvious corrosion but I like the look of the coin . Wreath with stems and short fraction bar. This looks like the Small Date, Large fraction but can't nail down the Sheldon variety. Thoughts on grade, variety and problems? Thanks! Edited by numismatic student 04/15/2019 6:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 08:55 am VF details (porosity, ED). Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18717 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 09:10 am VF details porosity moderate. I agree with small fraction but I think this is a small date based on the width of the body of the 3 as well as the angle Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 3:59 pm I also think this is the small date, but it is the large fraction. In the small fraction, the last zero in the 100 denominator of the fraction lies inside the turn where the ribbon flares out to the right. To me it seems clear that the last zero in the denominator lies outside of the turn where the ribbon flares out to the right. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 4:10 pm To illustrate, in the small fraction, the last zero should be mostly to thw left of the red line and not under the horizontal part of the ribbon. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18717 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 4:17 pm my bad...I agree with large fraction. its too far right for the small Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 4:50 pm Getting a little frustrated and worried. I cannot attribute thus coin. The fraction does not match thw large fraction varieties because the top serifs of the 1s in the fraction aren't long and do not extend far to the left. The fractions look a lot like that of the S-244 but the 3 in the date does not touch the bust. Arghhh... Help! Hopefully it's not a fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Phil310 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 6:14 pm Could it be S-250? Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5686 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 6:32 pm VF details. I think it's a small date, small fraction, and I agree with S-250. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 6:32 pm Bingo! It seems that this coin does match S-250 comparing to known examples. I was thrown off becauae it didn't match other small fraction varieties that I had seen. My apologies to panzaldi who actually was right in calling it small date small fraction. Thanks to him and Phil310 for your help in attributing. Ron Guth: Sheldon 250 is one of the 1803 Small Date, Small Fraction varieties. Both Breen and Noyes call it Rarity 3, which makes it somewhat scarce as a die variety. Sheldon had it as a high R4. Edited by numismatic student 04/15/2019 7:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 04/23/2019 12:01 am This one came in. The corrosion was more extensive than anticipated from the seller's pics, but given what I paid for it I am very happy with the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36903 Posts	Posted 04/24/2019 2:57 pm VF-30 details Report this Post to the Staff
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