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What's Your Favorite Large Cent Type?
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My favorite large cent design is the classic head large cent. The favorite one in my collection is a 1794 liberty cap as I dont have a nice example of a classic head yet.
I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set | Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? |
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Chain cent is not the prettiest (actually pretty scary looking), but it was first at the U.S. Mint, an issue that was struck only for 14 days and has an eerie feel from the late 18th century at the inception of U.S. official coinage.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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I concur with numismatic student, the 1793 is scary but also holds significant historical value. My all time favorite would be the 1794 liberty cap lettered edge. They worked out the scary bugs, and it still has the edge lettering.
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1839 Silly head. What a schnoz...
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Chain cent for me too—one of the few missing from my cent collection, plus I like how this design elements is visible well after the rest of the coin is nearly slick.
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After more than 35 years collecting Early American Coppers, I would say that for me, personally, the Liberty cap designs, best exemplified by the 1794 cents are my favourite and the most aesthetically pleasing.   |
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None for me. I don't like that coin at all.
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@GERMANICVS, those are beautiful examples. I like the early large cents, very much part of our nation's history. I have a few but low grade.
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03/16/2022 2:24 pm
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@GERMANICVS, those are beautiful examples. I like the early large cents, very much part of our nation's history. I have a few but low grade. Thank you  . |
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I don't really have a favorite type, but my favorite large cent is my 1801 three errors. I think it's hilariuos it shows 1/000 value. I bought it from Tom Deck about eight years ago.  |
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I'm going with Draped Bust.
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GERMANICVS - as usual - WOW! Dave700X 1839 Silly head. What a schnoz  My favorites are the Liberty Cap Cents  Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Edited by cipster
03/18/2022 7:24 pm
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I don't really have a favorite type, but my favorite large cent is my 1801 three errors. I think it's hilariuos it shows 1/000 value. I bought it from Tom Deck about eight years ago I don't collect errors but this one makes me wish I did.  |
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Chain cent is not the prettiest (actually pretty scary looking), but it was first at the U.S. Mint, an issue that was struck only for 14 days and has an eerie feel from the late 18th century at the inception of U.S. official coinage. This sums up my feelings perfectly. I love how a contemporary review called her "in a fright". The chain cent is my avatar <--- and my collection will never feel complete until I get one. |
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