To Buy Or Not? 1843 N-17 Large Cent

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Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 12/05/2011 9:30 pm I found a large cent in GOOD condition, appears to be 1843 N-17. Price is $26. Is this a good buy for resale as a variety or does it not really matter in this low grade? Should I bite on this or not? Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/06/2011 3:22 pm If it is a N-17 I'd buy it. If it is and you decide you don't want it send it my way. The 1840 to 1844 years are the only years in the late dates that I have any fascination for and especially 1843. If I could get my hands on the N-17 I'd probably go ahead and collect the varieties for that year and maybe the rest of the 1840 to 44 years. Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 12/06/2011 10:36 pm Okay, I will see what I can do about picking this up, Conder! Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2759 Posts	Posted 12/08/2011 7:18 pm It is listed as R6-, 'very rare' with an estimated 13-30 pieces. Looking at the pictures of it, though, this one would be hard to positively ID in G. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/09/2011 09:03 am I didn't think the rarity was that high. I thought it was down to a low R5 now. Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 12/09/2011 1:07 pm Coin is in the mail, will let you know what I find out. The coin appears to be in the F12 ballpark without damage. I'm feeling confident. I am not good at grading old coppers, and I'm never sure what to do when I run across varieties. So much to learn here, I can't wait to finish my Indian set so I can put an old copper set together. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9796 Posts	Posted 12/15/2011 12:10 am When it arrives! Sounds like a find if in Fine condition! "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 12/17/2011 12:57 am Here is the suspect, VG8 at best I would say. No way this is the N-17, but I can't figure out what it is. Date position appears to be identical, but lacking obverse die markers. I've gone through photos of each variety for this year and I'm stumped... whoops forgot the photos. These were dumbed down to about 20% of their original resolution, so I can upload much better pics if I need. I should also mention this is the mature head, large letter. http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/1689/obv.gif http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/5943/revk.gif Edited by Drsandman2 12/17/2011 01:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/17/2011 11:45 am 1843 N-5 Date position clearly has to be either 5 or 17. This shows the dull line to the right of the Y in LIBERTY and the 1 is closer to the bust than the denticals. N-17 doesn't have that line and the 1 is closer to the denticals than the bust. Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 12/17/2011 4:59 pm Thanks for another lesson! :D Report this Post to the Staff
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