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Worn Out Old US Coin?

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 Posted 02/23/2013  11:25 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add silverdollar2011 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
hey guys, I found this very worn coin in a lot of foreign coins that I bought on ebay. the obverse seems to reveal some details of a coronet head while the reverse is super worn w/ no detail. sorry, I'm not familiar with classic US coins and their abundant varieties.
is this a coronet head and what years could it range in?
thanks for your help
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 Posted 02/23/2013  11:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add doug3333 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
There's way too much to copy, but this article makes the varieties and dates pretty clear:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matron_Head
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Definitely a U. S. copper. The shape/style of the head looks like the Matron Head large cent struck from 1816 - 35. The diameter should be 28-29mm, possibly slightly under due to wear.

A collector of "low ball" coins would love to have this piece in their collection. In this condition I'd say about a $10.00 coin not knowing the actual date.

A nice find in a lot of foreign coins.

Ed
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I'd say in the later range of that 1816 - 1835 period.
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, Matron Head large cent. However, I don't see this coin ever selling for over a single 1$ bill, and probably will fetch half of that.
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around a buck.
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In this condition I'd say about a $10.00 coin not knowing the actual date.
OOPS! The decimal point was in the wrong location.

Ed
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