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I have a book on early large cent varieties but not Half Cents. Does anyone know what variety this coin is? We could also have fun and do a grading guess while we are at it. I will say up front it is designated "corroded" by NCS. If my pictures are not clear enough let me know and I will take better ones. Thanks    |
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Cohen-9?
I don't have my references with me at the moment.
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Cohen-8 but hard to tell.
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Okay, I see now. The T in cent is definitely leaning to the right instead of left. So I think Cohen 8 is right. Very cool, an R5 is a nice surprise.
Btw NCS gave this a F details Corroded
Thanks for the help
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Okay, I see now. The T in cent is definitely leaning to the right instead of left. So I think Cohen 8 is right. Very cool, an R5 is a nice surprise.
Btw NCS gave this a F details Corroded That makes this quite the pricey little coin for its' condition.  |
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I'm home. Yup, Cohen-8 :-)
R.5
Sweet!
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I'm new at attributing these but I get C9, doesn't the top left of the 1 in fraction need to be separate from the left stem to make a C8? If the top left part of the 1 in the fraction touches the left stem it's the C9. I can't really tell from these photos though. I'm using the fantastic "A Quickfinder for attributing varieties of business strike United States Half Cents 1793-1857" book by Gregory S. Heim Quote:I have a book on early large cent varieties but not Half Cents. I've got a all the good Half Cent books up on ebay now, Cohen (new & used) and the ultra rare Manley - hint, hint! just some extra copies I've picked up. (shameless plug).  "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/140440Edited by westcoin
12/08/2013 03:44 am
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I'm new at attributing these but I get C9, doesn't the top left of the 1 in fraction need to be separate from the left stem to make a C8? If the top left part of the 1 in the fraction touches the left stem it's the C9. I can't really tell from these photos though. C8's "1" is a *bit* further away but still close. As you say, tough to tell in these pics. The extra berry below the F in OF is diagnostic for C8, though, and visible here. |
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C-8 no question. It has a heavy leaf reverse that makes it 1,2,5,8, or 9. The only ones that have the 4 close to the bust are 8 and 9. The outer berry below the F in OF and the prominent outer berry below and left of A2 nails it as C-8.
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THanks for the lessons guys! I find it amazing that so many super low grade pieces can still be attributed in the Half Cent and large cent series. I have a long way to go. I finally got a 1794 Large cent, that I need to get some photos up and see if I'm on the right track to getting close to an attribution #. I only wish I could afford to collect 1793 & 1794 coppers! Should have started this a couple of decades ago when they were still somewhat more affordable. From what I can tell sunnyd23's Half Cent is fairly well struck and for the most part problem free, with a lot of the details still visible. A sweet old copper Half Cent. "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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