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GRR Valued Member United States 310 Posts	Posted 01/23/2011 1:48 pm Forgot to post it yesterday but here' my lowball 1797 Large Cent By [URL="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/null]null[/URL] at 2011-01-23 By [URL="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/null]null[/URL] at 2011-01-23 Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 01/23/2011 8:08 pm Nice coins everyone! My next, 1800 ;-) Any 1799's :-O swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4421 Posts	Posted 01/24/2011 12:09 am Here's a 1799 S-189 that was once lacquered, and traces of lacquer remain. The date is not as strong as Liberty. Much hair detail appears, and the leaves evidence slight detail. The reverse die chip is absent, as I'm told it was an early die state. While there's no damage, no heavy circulation marks, surface unevenness suggests use of an inferior planchet. The color is mahogany, and there's no porosity. A few EACers have told me it's got VF-25 detail but will net grade VG-10 or F-12. All in all, it's a very respectable example of this rare date; and, a fun coin to own and discuss. My pics don't do justice to the coin's appearance. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4421 Posts	Posted 01/24/2011 12:10 am Here's the reverse pic of my 1799. I had difficulty with the sizing ... Old age is apparently the issue here - mine, not the coin's! Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 01/25/2011 08:07 am 1800!! 1800 Half Cent 1800 Large Cent Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 01/25/2011 6:11 pm 1800/798 S-190 swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 01/26/2011 08:35 am Vermontensium!! That is a NICE 1800 over 1798! Now to 1801's!! 1801 Large Cent Report this Post to the Staff
w1a9c8k5 Pillar of the Community United States 1348 Posts	Posted 01/26/2011 09:55 am This is a great forum! I can see myself here everyday for the next couple months Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 04:05 am Moe, nice 3 errors reverse 1801 swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 07:59 am 1802 Large Cent Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 2:51 pm Quote: Moe, nice 3 errors reverse 1801 Man, I wish! It would more than triple the value of this coin! But, this coin only has the one error: 1/000. (The other two errors would be a missing stem to the left of the ribbon tie and the "U" in UNITED to be like "II", both on the reverse. See the picture from the PCGS Grading Guide Web Site. Unfortunately, my coin doesn't have those two errors). I still like it though! Edited by Moe145 01/27/2011 5:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GRR Valued Member United States 310 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 3:46 pm It kind of amazes me the amount of errors and variations in early American coinage. I guess it goes to show you that the early mint was really just a handful of people trying to make currency that would live up to the standards of the rest of the world. By the bust style days I think they started to really get things together, but it did take them like 7-8 years of trial and error. I kinda wish they would have stayed with the flowing hair style a bit longer. I think they are really good looking coins(when they had a decent planchet and struck them well). The early silver and gold seem to have aged better, but a nice early copper is beautiful. Report this Post to the Staff
StJoeBlues Pillar of the Community United States 573 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 6:43 pm Even though you can't read the date, I did the research and figured out this is an 1802 S231 - stemless. It's the oldest US coin that I own, given to me by my great uncle over 30 years ago. He also gave me another one but it's completely smooth on the obverse with a hint of a wreath on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 01/27/2011 6:55 pm Yeah, your right. Still a very cool coin! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 01/28/2011 11:04 am 1803 Half Cent 1803 (Small Date) Large Cent Edited by Moe145 01/28/2011 11:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
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