1851/81? Large Cent For Eval. - Coin Community Forum

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jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3151 Posts	Posted 12/29/2025 1:19 pm This one looked like a late die stage with very faint markers on obverse to identify it as the overdate. The reverse has the blob of metal on the upper part of N in cent that Bob Grellman told me is the best way to attribute a late stage N-3. Date position looked good also. Edited by jerryc39 12/29/2025 3:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 12/29/2025 4:57 pm In the future, please do not post photos of scope screens. Use the memory card or a USB cable to transfer images so we can get a better look at the details. That being said, I have seen worse. Hopefully someone can spot some markers here. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5661 Posts	Posted 12/29/2025 5:29 pm N-3 looks correct, but I'm not seeing much of the overdate. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94586 Posts	Posted 12/29/2025 9:01 pm nice braided large cent - hard to see the over date, even on other examples I searched for, but would that point of the center of the 5 be part of the 8? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3151 Posts	Posted 12/29/2025 11:41 pm not sure about part of 8 being in center of 5. Small part of 8 to left of 5 possibly. Very hard to see the lines on the 1 though. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10470 Posts	Posted 12/30/2025 12:07 am Quote: but would that point of the center of the 5 be part of the 8? From NGC: " This variety was apparently created when the punch used to punch the date into the obverse die was partly punched in upside down and then corrected without the underlying inverted "18", appearing as "81", being completely effaced. (On examples of N3 struck once the dies had become worn, the inverted date feature may not show, and NGC will not classify these as "18/INV 18.)" Report this Post to the Staff
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