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New Member
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Hi All, I have a 1788 common wealth massachusetts daily cent, which I know absolutly nothing about, so was wondering if anyone could give some advice on how to work out what type it is as when I tryed to look there was just loads of lettesr and numbers involed and I did not have a clue. Thankyou for your help to who ever is willing to help me. Lee   Edited by Hotspur75
03/22/2012 3:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to CCF Hey there , any chance you can take and upload some photos ? that would be a bit of a help to guide you into the right direction . (altho I'm sure other have more knowledge then me on these and may not need a photo lol) U came to the right place tho .. Best of luck \m/ phil \m/ |
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Hi have uploaded photos, should of really thought at start these would help.
Thanks Lee
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hi Just looking at that site and noticed that all coins on there only have cent stamped on the shield with lines but mine has daily cent stamped on it and no lines, does this mean mine is a fake. also what does the ryder 1-D etc mean. Sorry for being a bit thick.
Thanks Lee
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Part of the lettering is missing but what you have is a Half Cent not a one cent. Ryder was the man who wrote the standard reference on the Massachusetts coinage. Each die variety is identified by a number assigned to the obv die and a letter assigned to the reverse die. All of the 1788 Half Cents come from a single obv die (1) and two reverse dies (A and B). A chart of the 1788 Half Cent varieties can be seen here http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/Col...alfcnt88.jpg (The http://www.coins.nd.edu website is a great site for information on the colonial coins of the US.) Your coin is a Ryder 1-B 1788 Half Cent. Key identification features are the high second 8, and the arrowhead the extends beyond the tip of the right wing. On the A reverse the 8's are equal in height and the wing tip covers the arrowheads. |
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A very nice older coin, although I am not familiar with it.
Welcome to CCF!
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Hi Just looking at that site and noticed that all coins on there only have cent stamped on the shield with lines but mine has daily cent stamped on it and no lines, does this mean mine is a fake. also what does the ryder 1-D etc mean. Sorry for being a bit thick. No reason to feel sorry, this place is awesome. If anybody has any information on a subject, they chime in with all the answers to your questions and places for you to do more research. Everybody loves to see pictures when referencing a question and everybody is always willing to lend a hand. It is what makes this forum what it is, a community of Numismatic Collectors World wide. |
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Thank you all for your help and info on this really appreciated.
Thanks Again Lee
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