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I agree with EF40 or very close to it, with everything a copper collector looks for in a classic head large cent. Congratulations!
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I like it at EF40 too, probably a higher grade from a TPG. "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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the obverse die crack is sweet
after the lessons I learned last week trying to grade all of those large cents that another member posted I am going to say this is AU50BN
awesome
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I'm in the EF-40 camp. Just a beautiful coin.
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 I still haven't broken this coin out of the slab yet. I'll probably do it sometime this weekend. Here's a photo of her 1/2-cent 'sister'. I cracked her out of an XF slab.  I was searching for a problem-free F/VF coin to fill the hole in my album. I wanted a clean planchet that also would show plenty of details on the coin. I paid $500 for her. |
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Makes sense I guess, You can see the copper on her face.
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The hair above the headband looks unusually flat given the overall level of detail; I wonder if this area was smoothed, presumably to remove damage or corrosion? Otherwise, the coin looks pretty good, way above average. Most Classic cents are badly worn, often with serious damage.
This one should fit beautifully in an album of quality type coins.
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Most Classic cents are badly worn, often with serious damage.  I picked this one up from my local coin shop. They told me that they were the ones to submit it to pcgs, hoping that it would come back without a 'details' grade. Well, it came back with a details grade. Then they showed it to me, (knowing that I was looking for a 'big sister' to compliment the half-cent in my album.) They made me an offer than I couldn't refuse. The Classic Head large cent is a very tough coin to find without some sort of a problem/'detail'. I still haven't broken this one out of the slab yet. Once I do, I'll probably carry it around in my pocket for a few days before I plug it into the hole. |
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I see the 98 code from PCGS meaning moved metal, or most likely smoothing, can you tell where the coin was messed with? Looks pretty good to me from the photos.
"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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I just got a 1814 in vf30- got some rev crud smooth surfaces mostly $320
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