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Hello Coin Community, has anyone seen a 1803 Draped Bust Large Cent with a Reeded Edge or know anything about this coin. The coin looks very circulated and has some corrosion. The reeded edge looks like it was done by machine because it is so evenly spaced. The coin looks real and I can't see why someone would reproduce this common coin and add a reeded edge. My scale is not very exact but shows this at over 10 grams, just like all of my other Draped bust cents. This coin is definitely copper, the color in the picture is just the lighting. Thanks for any help and opinions on this Large Cent. Jim..   Edited by Jimmythegeek
01/13/2012 11:48 am
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Rest in Peace
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I don't know....but the 1803 half-dime looks just like that obverse and it has a reeeded edge. So, maybe....you have a half-dime....? Check the reverse and then check the US Coin Facts page here.
Hope that helps.
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7075 Posts |
Sorry, I was wrong, the half-dime has stars on the obverse.
Is there any chance that it's silver?
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New Member
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Thanks for the reply Buddy. The Draped Bust has an almost 29mm. diameter so it's much larger than a Half Dime or dime. It's almost the size of a half dollar such as a Barber or later half. Jim.. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am not convinced thats a large cent. I have a 1803 Large Cent but have never seen one with a reeded edge. The size of the Large cent would be close to the Half Dollar size, I just can't see how a Large cent would ever have a reeded edge. This is my 1803 Large Cent   |
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The details certainly look like an 1803 large cent. Can you weigh it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Original "Racketeer Nickels" of the 1883 No Cents variety were given reeded edges by a machinist of that era; this, prior to being gold-plated that they might pass as a $5 gold piece. This large cent coin may perhaps have been used as a trial run for such a project? Otherwise, in answer to why someone would do this to a coin ... because they could! Back in the 1800's, all manner of machine work was done to coins, and large cents were a prime target. Some were even turned into clock gears, pie-cutting tools and the like.
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ExoGuy - great information. If it was plated it is possible that the plating wore off, perhaps. And as for turning large cents into all sorts of things...guilty. I can remember using a LMC to fix a blown fuse. |
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I agree, done post Mint.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
United States
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OK, here is the reverse of the coin. I tried to load two pictures of both sides but it seems I can only have one picture. Is there a way to post both sides. Thanks, Jim.
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Moderator
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Yep, Photobucket.
IMG codes, copy..paste to CCF.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the Reverse picture, I have never seen anything like this myself but when I photographed mine I took it out of the album to see the size comparison and it is almost the same size as a half dollar as you said. I was thinking maybe the Reverse was eaten away and it was another denomination coin, but it definitely says One Cent on it as it should. It may have been someone doing this to try to pass it off as a Half when they were in circulation since the size is pretty close to the same. If it was done post mint someone did a good job on it, but I have seen one other coin that had reeding added that to my untrained eye on errors, couldn't tell and would have thought it was some type of error if I hadn't been told different.
The problem with the picture, is the name the same? if they both have the same name then they will overwrite each other when you try to upload them. That is if they are uploaded on the same date anyway
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is an S-256 and almost certainly reeded post mint. Reeded edges were applied by a collar die and the cents were struck with an open collar. The half dollar at the time did not use a reeded edge and the eagle used a 33 mm collar, much too large for a large cent. So the mint had no collar dies that size.
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New Member
United States
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OK, now I have both pictures of the coin loaded so you can see both sides. What's interesting about this coin, is how did it get reeded, it's a perfect job, and who had a collar of this size because this was done by machine. Also you can tell this coin was in circulation for decades with the reeding. There is a nasty rim ding at 7 o'clock and alot of wear to the reeding from heavy ciculation. Any opinions are greatly appreciated, Jim.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That reeding doesn't look worn down enough for a coin in that grade, IMO.
I'm thinking post-mint as well.
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Pillar of the Community
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Any number of 19th century die sinkers who made tokens and medals had the ability to add reeded edges to a coin.
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