1859 Large Cent Variety; Need Help Identifying

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 10 / Views: 1,220
st_george_coins New Member Canada 21 Posts	Posted 06/01/2023 11:07 am Hi everyone, I was wondering if someone might be able to help identify which variety of 1859 cent this is (graded ICCS MS-62 Narrow 9; Low 9 Red & Brown); appears to have a re-engraved '5' & a re-punched '9' if I'm using that terminology correctly): Report this Post to the Staff

joewobblie Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 06/01/2023 3:01 pm First of all the best advice I got was to use this site https://www.vickycents.com/ Second - it is at times easier to start with die cracks but your doubled 59 is a good start. I am guessing PC59-248 (using the die crack at leaf 2) but need better scans to be sure. When you figure it out use this site to get an idea of rarity https://www.vickycents.com/rarity-r...article.html Report this Post to the Staff
viper Pillar of the Community Canada 637 Posts	Posted 06/01/2023 3:35 pm st_george_coins I will give you one clue. Look at the stem at leaf 8, full stem Nice 1859 Cent!! MG Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5418 Posts	Posted 06/01/2023 4:37 pm Fairly hard to find coin. Nice catch Hax 9 or 10, but now I see that I'm completely wrong once others chimed in. Sorry, and I'll stay with my other Vicky varieties and not '59's. Edited by okiecoiner 06/01/2023 8:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 06/01/2023 6:16 pm Not 248 try 218 https://www.vickycents.com/rev-o1.html Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5418 Posts	Posted 06/01/2023 7:37 pm Yep, now I know why I never went headlong into the Haxby system, but rather stayed with my own "variety" nomenclature and names. Yes, I think 218 after my NZ friend ID'd it. I thought that it was a 9 or 10 and looked no farther than the stem at 8. It looks like 218 to me now, and I looked for some of mine and I'm supposed to have 12 of them, as ID'd by Phil 210, but I can't find a single one on/in my desk. Maybe Gidjit will chime in to say that he has them all. Edited by okiecoiner 06/01/2023 8:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
joewobblie Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 06/02/2023 4:06 pm When folks say it is 218 and therefor a Haxby 9 or 10 I am confused. Would you share where are you getting the rarity info from? I was using the chart on the Haxby website which would make it a 1 - but perhaps I am using it incorrectly? Thanks https://www.vickycents.com/rarity-r...article.html Report this Post to the Staff
Phil310 Pillar of the Community United States 1088 Posts	Posted 06/02/2023 4:16 pm You are correct that the PC59-218 is R-1 on the rarity scale. It is a common die pair, but also is the only reverse die from reverse group O which has a leaf stem at leaf 8, but not at leaf 10. It has a nice re-punched 9 also. All that makes it interesting, but not scarce. Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5418 Posts	Posted 06/02/2023 8:56 pm What I meant in my post that the coin was a 9 or 10 meant a Haxby 9 or Haxby 10 based on the leaf and partially the 5 as well. It didn't mean an R-9. Report this Post to the Staff
joewobblie Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 06/02/2023 9:25 pm Thanks Phil310 and okiecoiner for the clarification! Report this Post to the Staff
st_george_coins New Member Canada 21 Posts	Posted 06/07/2023 3:20 pm Thanks for everyone's help in identifying the variety; I went through the vickycents website and also came up with PC59-218. Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 10 / Views: 1,220

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: Canadian Coins and Currency Forums Forum: Canadian Variety and Error Coins

Royal Estate Auctions - $1 Coin Auctions

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2025 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.28 seconds to rattle this change.