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it weighs 9.3 grams.
I collect low grade large cents. I currently have >230 Sheldon varieties and >235 middle date Newcomb varieties.
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I need a lot of clues - this is hopeless for me.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.artToo many hobbies .... too much work .... not enough time. |
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i think this one is hopeless to almost everyone  . Bob Grellman attributed the die variety from memory in less than a minute. if you know who he is that will help narrow down a date range. I collect low grade large cents. I currently have >230 Sheldon varieties and >235 middle date Newcomb varieties.
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If it was a bust half I would figure the date and marriage I'll take a guess: 1848, and it was defaced because it was used as a doorstop.  |
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How about an 1846 N-19? No idea what happened to the obverse. Split planchet?
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Split planchet? I was thinking that was a possibility, but the weight is fairly close to an undamaged coin.
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Yes I'm on team split planchet, despite the fact that the other "half" would only weight a couple grams. My best guess on the date is mid 1850s.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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I think the striations above the E in AMERICA are the tell.
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you got it. 1846 N-19 with a lamination/split planchet. nice work guys. the tell is the lines above the E in AMERICA.
I collect low grade large cents. I currently have >230 Sheldon varieties and >235 middle date Newcomb varieties.
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Just curious here. WE know it's an 1846 N-19. Would the rev die marker be enough for NGC or PCGS to put the date on the slab? I'm not suggesting this SHOULD be slabbed (because I actually don't), but I'm just wondering if they would . |
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Glad to know the date on this one—just shows how much I still need to learn.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Very interesting. Thanks for posting.
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i think they would slab it...but I honestly dont know. ill ask my grader buddies next summer when I see them at the summer seminar.
this one would be a fun one to have in a holder.
I collect low grade large cents. I currently have >230 Sheldon varieties and >235 middle date Newcomb varieties.
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the tell is the lines above the E in AMERICA. Awww that's what it is! I figured if someone was able to attribute this by memory, the coin most likely has a unique feature. I spent too long looking at this coin in class and couldn't find the feature. Thanks for the challenge!
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This would be a great coin to have in a slab—a real head scratcher for many! Although I suspect you'd have to pay for variety attribution to do it. This reminds me of my first CCF contest a few years ago where the challenge was to determine the date of coins based only on photos of the reverse. But none of those were as difficult as this one! http://goccf.com/t/321563 |
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