Amazing Braided Hair Large Cent Struck On Half Cent Found

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bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24150 Posts	Posted 06/16/2008 10:19 am Amazing Braided Hair Large Cent Struck on Half Cent Found An amazing Braided Hair large cent struck on a Half Cent planchet will be making its first public auction appearance at Heritage's 2008 Baltimore ANA Signature® Auction. The coin has been consigned by a very private Northwest family whose members were unaware of its rarity or significance. The newly discovered rarity will be sold July 30-August 2, 2008, and the lot listing will be available online at HA.com during early July. Quote: "In more than three decades as a numismatist," commented Heritage's Senior Numismatist Mark Borckardt, "and after having examined tens of thousands of large cents, I have Never seen a similar error. As soon as I spotted this amazing error coin, I gathered all of the senior numismatists, and none of them could recall a similar piece. When they heard that the coin had sat on the front porch of a house for fifty years in a Mason jar - along with a bunch of other old coins in cans and jars - they were equally astounded! It quickens all of our hearts to imagine that there are still major rarities out there waiting to be discovered!" Bob Merrill, the former Director of Heritage's numismatic auctions, discovered the coin while visiting the consignors. "When I pulled the coin out of the Mason jar, I knew that it was fairly unusual, but my attention was rather distracted by the 1794 dollar that came tumbling out behind it. Amazingly, our staff experts in Dallas were able to find a pedigree for the 1794 dollar from 1914!" The Braided Hair large cent error is sized midway between a large cent and a Half Cent; without an immediate restraining collar, the Half Cent flan expanded well beyond its normal diameter during striking. Heritage's experts in Dallas required extra time to examine the error, so it was not included with the rest of the Northwest Collection in the May 2008 Signature Auction. Read Full Story \| All Recent News Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff

Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 06/16/2008 7:24 pm Wow, looks like someone got lucky finding that cool error large cent and an 1794 dollar. What's crazier is that someone kept them in a jar! Report this Post to the Staff
mmerc20 Valued Member United States 372 Posts	Posted 06/16/2008 10:25 pm not only in a mason jar, but on the front porch of all places! That's just crazy! Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 06/16/2008 11:20 pm All I have in my mason jar on my front porch are these weird looking gold colored sac coins that look weird and have dates from the early 1800's. :( Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 06/17/2008 09:30 am WoW on a porch. just think what other rarities out there yet Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 06/17/2008 09:33 am That is incredible !.......WOW !....Can I have that ?.. Edited by eaglefoot 06/17/2008 09:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
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