Help With Large Cents Grading And Varieties

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toasty New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 03/09/2012 3:16 pm Hi I just started getting into canadian large cents. I recently bought a few on ebay, using my limited experience at grading to find what I think (or hope) are pretty good deals. I got 2 CCCS graded coins (1884 obv.2 vf-20 and 1899 vf-30) for under 4$ each, that I used to grade the other 8 un-graded ones I got. I'll put what I think the grade is under the pic. Would like to know if I'm at least close to being right . Also need help with some varieties. Thanks! VG-8/F-12 Obv.? LL-LD? EF-40 Obv.? VF-30 Double 9 VF-20 EF-40 VG-8/F-12 Far 6 Sorry for the long post and thanks for your help. Report this Post to the Staff

SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 03/09/2012 5:00 pm Welcome, toasty, Your grades look real good to me, good stuff. Report this Post to the Staff
coingirl Previously Ousted Canada 398 Posts	Posted 03/09/2012 8:07 pm Hate to spoil the party, but here is my opinion...makes no sense to fool yourself. 1891= obv 3 -LL/LD= VG10 1892 obv 4 F15 ( see queens chin +small serif in E and open C) 1893 Rep 9 F15 1894 F12 1996 N6 F12 1896 F6 VG10 Report this Post to the Staff
toasty New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 03/09/2012 10:56 pm Thanks for the input. I dunno why, but the scans aren't really showing the details as sharp as they should be. I used 2 graded coins in hand as a reference, the '92 and '96 have much more details than my graded '99 VF-30. That's why I gave EF-40. Anyhow, still got a pretty good deal, even with the lower grade evaluation. Anyone else wanna chime in on this? You know what they say about opinions...everybody has one Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 03/10/2012 1:50 pm The 1891 is obverse 2. Here is a website that can help with obverse identification. www.victoriancent.com http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Literary Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Edited by bosox 03/10/2012 1:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Terry-T Valued Member Canada 115 Posts	Posted 03/10/2012 3:23 pm 1891 looks like it was hit with a hammer and flattened the rim . 1892 EF-40 1893 VF-30 1895 VF-30 1896 VF- (caught between 20-30) 1896 VG-8 at best You must remember that it is very hard to give a precise grade from internet photos Report this Post to the Staff
toasty New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 03/10/2012 3:58 pm Thanks for the link bosox. Nice clear pics and explanations. Thank you for your opinion Terry-T. I guess I got a pretty darn good deal, paying about 25% of the value for these coins. Pays to wait for the right ebay listings. Report this Post to the Staff
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