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Valued Member
United States
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I have looked at this cent through various methods and my best guess is 1797. Is there anything you can see to help?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome aboard! This oldtimer is unable to help you on this one. It's what I call a hole-filler as it'll fit easily into any album hole, including that pesky, often empty 1799 hole!
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Moderator
 United States
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Way too corroded to determine.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
United States
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I'm new to this but I have a few KG 1 large coppers and to get a date off them I put them in veg oil for a day and then wipe them off and take a picture with the light coming in from one side so it sheds a shadow over the coin.
hope this helps.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wow thats way toooo far gone
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Pillar of the Community
United States
917 Posts |
Based on the little remaining hair that I can see the date ranges from 1796-1807. Thats my best guess its really difficult to tell.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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In hand I might be able to tell more, but from just these pictures with only one direction of lighting, (and the fact that the obv is rotated from its standard upright position) all I can tell is that it is probably from the 1796 to early 1798 period.
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Valued Member
 United States
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It Definitely looks like a 179?. I have been studying it under various methods so far my best guesses are (in order) 1797, 1799
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
looks like scrap metal to me
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:
looks like scrap metal to me I'd second that. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2077 Posts |
Help dating it?
Buy it a drink and make it feel special.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
817 Posts |
Check out the 1916 Mercury dime thread it might give you some ideas to determine the date. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ok, let's be nice. It's probably a coin he dug himself and is proud of it. Definitely a draped bust. Date is up to the imagination. Even if there is a slight identifiable mark, it's a cull. Let's call it a dateless 1799.
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Posted 05/28/2012 4:43 pm
