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I picked this up on ebay last year, it was one of those "see other items" after I picked up a Civil War Token during the last few minutes. The NGC slab insert stated;  I did not have a coin from the 18th Century, so I bid on it, and no one else did, and I got it. I could not see the date to save my life, neither did NGC, so I did not feel too bad. But one day when the light was hitting the obverse at just the right angle...I saw what appeared to be a date. But I could not capture it with my camera.   I thought that I would give it another try with my "new to me" camera. After some trail & effort, I got the what I believe is the date;  Can you make out the date that I believe I see?  Edited by oih82w8
03/23/2012 10:58 pm
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looks like 1800 to me |
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Quote:
looks like 1800 to me  |
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How can NCG put "Illegible Date" and then put a date on it? |
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Edited by oih82w8
03/23/2012 11:45 am
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NGC must have left their magnifier at home.
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I would make the assumption that an overly optimistic submitter listed the date as 1798. The date appears to be 1800 but I would still call it an illegible date since it is just a shadow of some numbers.
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Perhaps the grader is "disclexic" ?
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Since the designs varied so much each year, usually they can tell what year it is, by looking at the design. Apparently they didn't look that close, since I do see 1800 and so do others.
Are you going to buy another coin from the 18th century then? The 1798 large date is one of the most plentiful and cheapest to buy, so that is going to be your best bet. Keep looking. You'll find one with a legible date that isn't too expensive. Maybe around $130 or so.
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biokemist6, that is what I was thinking, the submitter used that date when sending it in for grading, and since NGC could not verify it, and the 30-second rule was probably enforced, they body-bagged it. I really don't "need" an 18th Century to fill the 1796-1807 Draped Bust Large Cent spot. Not sure what to do with this one , since my 7070 collection are all in slabs by design. It probably would bring to much to the table. Edited by oih82w8
03/23/2012 7:26 pm
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with definite "1800" date! NICE!  |
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If it's 1800, then it is an 18th century coin.
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That's the only DBLC that ends in 0.
Can't believe NGC did not see that but I know they spend seconds looking at a coin then, on to the next.
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Technically, 1800 is still part of the 18th century. There was no year 0,so the first century started at 1 and each century is 100 years.
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