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I finally found a draped bust large cent that met my criteria ... which was. 1) Can NOT have been buried ... no corroded to death specimen. 2) Had to have a fair amount of detail, including an eye and some hair detail. 3) It had to come in at under 100 dollars. That's where the field narrowed significantly. I ended up buying an 1803 for 79 dollars that I feel fortunate to have been able to get at that price. It's got 2 little spots that need dealt with and I will definitely do the verdicare treatment to it. Pics in a minute .... I was cruising ebay last night, doing a bracketed search of all US coins, and bought an 1847 Braided hair in AU for 25 dollars, so my 1850 gets the boot. The seller had listed it as VF plus ... yeah, plus about 3 grades  Neither coin is here yet, so I'm anxious. Now I need to fill the classic head Large cent slot, and the draped bust Half Cent and I'll be finished with the early copper. Here are the 2 new residents. The pic of the 1847 is a tad blurry. The reverse is more revealing. The laurel leaves in the wreath are crisp as can be. Chance   |
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Congrats! Yep, that #3 criteria can be the real bear...
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Pillar of the Community
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nice find sounds like we have the same standards on buying coins. I agree nice find good job-Chancellor Sutler-it can be done!
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It's probably dangerous ... me looking at all this early copper. Last week I brought in an 1802 draped bust for 30 dollars ... because it looked decent enough, It got here, and I could tell by the way it felt, that somebody had varnished it long, long ago. The varnish had lost all of it's gum spirits, and melted right away with acetone. The coin looks way nicer now. I went back to that seller's listings and popped 4 large cents, all similarly ugly and from the same collector. They were 16 dollars each. One of them is an 1820 matron head that looks to me to be the small date variety. Here's what that one looks like. The others were 1818, 1828, and 1833. Chance  Edited by Chancellor Sutler
10/31/2011 12:26 pm
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very nice, thats the way to shop. I hate shopping but looking for coins is a different story and I spend way too much money but sometimes if I go to a coinshop I can take all day looking for that one coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd need a better picture but I think the 1820 may be the the 20/small 19 overdate.
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice pickups!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Both that 1803 and 1847 will look really nice in your 7070. I like them both!
I bought the two early large cents in my 7070 as hole fillers but have come to really like them just as they are. Sometimes an old coin with some honest wear can be just right.
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10/31/2011 8:48 pm
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The well circulated ones have a charm all their own. I always think "I'd like to see eveything this coin ever bought .. all in one place"
I've pulled my punches a bit on the early copper for my 7070. Evrything in it is pretty much XF-AU. Maybe someday I'll stumble onto some killer stuff at the right prices, but these are adequate for now. The braided hair looks like it may be a long term resident. But who knows what the next mouse click brings.
I'll post beter pics when these get here. They've been mailed already, so it won't be long.
Chance
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11/01/2011 12:33 am
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Very nice for 79 bucks, any large cent is a good one in my book . Makes me eager to start back into my large cent collecting.
Tony
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