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Looks pretty nice to me. whats everyone else think?   |
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The obverse is smokin hot!  The reverse is a bit weak and I think it is at least a little bit a strike issue. Worn reverse die perhaps? I will net this one at VF 20. |
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I'd go a bit higher and call it VF35. Definitely think the reverse is sttike issue/ late die state.
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11/13/2013 9:46 pm
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S-44, I think. Too bad about the rim bruise because the coin looks great otherwise. Still worth owning at the right price. I'll call it VF-25 details but a TPG might look favorably on it and just net the grade a bit instead of giving a details grade. |
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If you look close at the ' rim ding' it looks like a Cud. Dont own this yet so I'm not a 100% sure. These are notorious for weak reverse and are a little tougher to grade. I'm going to wait for a couple more comments and then give my grade. It is an S44 double-e good call |
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I am fairly confident that it is a rim ding and not a Cud because if you look closely, it is slightly indented. If it was a Cud, the curvature of the coin at the Cud and around it should be the same or similar. It it was a clipped planchet, there wouldn't be raised metal. Also, given how much large cents have been studied and collected by die variety, I would expect that would be some mention of a Cud but I haven't found any mention of a Cud at that spot from the examples that I have looked at online. Some are in a similar die state or slightly later. |
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VF20 to me, though strict EAC grading would probably be closer to F12 (I'm still trying to wrap my head around their grading vs. TPG's). I've been looking at 1794 LC's for about 4 months pretty seriously, though I'm not ready to take the plunge yet, this is exactly the type of coin I'd be thinking seriously of getting, lots of detail and clean surfaces with little to no damage beyond the rim areas, nothing in the main areas of interest on the coin, and it's not too expensive of a Sheldon variety! This is a beauty of an early large cent from what I've been watching on ebay and other online shops lately. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Some really great comments. Thanks everyone. I've been looking at these for about six months and this is one of the cleanest examples I have seen in a while that's affordable. The reverse is a weak strike so there is not going to be a lot of strong detail. The obverse is very clean surfaces. The rim hit may pass. I believe the hair details and cheeks would warrant a VF35 grade but due to the weak reverse and rim hit I'm going with net VF30
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Late die state. VF25 - TPG MA EAC - F15 swcoin.ecrater.com
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Posted 11/13/2013 5:22 pm
