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For a coin of this age. I would hope some of the rim damage wouldn't make it a details grade. Great coin.
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Late to the party also. My first thought was a borderline VF-20. The reverse carrying it to VF even though the obverse carries more weight. I guess the rim dings would detail it, but who cares. Don't slab it. Put it in a 7099 as vermontensium said. A beaut!
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I like VF-20. What a magnificent coin! I suspect it's VERY rare to see an old 1793 US copper coin without any corrosion!  |
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Sometimes I think you know the grade, but you just like to post these wonderful rarities just to show 'em off!  You sure are quite the collector of late 18th century U.S. coinage! Beautiful piece here!  I want one!  Edited by Cruisinfusion
03/24/2014 11:56 pm
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Put it in a 7099 as vermontensium said. I would at least  In fact, I don't have a 1793 Wreath yet in my Dansco. Problem free examples like this are few. It really is a nice example  swcoin.ecrater.com
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To slab or not to slab - that is the question for me.
I agree, generally I would prefer to keep my coppers out of plastic. I like to view and examine my collection, and get a feel for them - just like I do with my 2000 year old roman coins. None of them are encapsulated. That is difficult to do with plastic.
However, if I am considering encapsulation at all is primarily because it provides safety for my heirs (not that I am that old, but you never know). They know nothing about coins. This way they will at least know what they are, and the plastic also provides a measure of protection for the coins. we'll see.
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Don't know how I missed seeing this one when you posted it germanicvs! What a beauty! I'd grade it VF/F net overall F15 - This is a show stopper for many collections, as one today is the cost of a small used car. I only wish I had the sense to have bought a nice VF back when I had the money and they were selling in the under $1K range. Now $3K barely gets you a chain cent that has only one side showing - if that much, at least the wreath cents are still somewhat affordable and available occasionally with both sides this nice. Wonderful coin, and I too agree with not slabbing it, copper is meant to be appreciated, but your points for protection and safety for you heirs makes a valid point. A coin like this would likely grade higher in a slab than it would to an EAC dealer anyways, so the value would be in auction to an investor down the road, an increase for your heirs purse! "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
03/27/2014 04:00 am
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Thank you, westcoin. Reading your comments about how much coins used to cost 'back then' made me think about the many opportunities I had and passed on to buy some quite scarce coins at prices which now seem like real bargains: 1793 Liberty Cap Cent in at least fine condition for about 1300 Ls (about $ 2000+, seemed like a lot to me). A 1799 cent, possibly lightly cleaned, in at least Fine for 1200 Euros ($ 1600). A Massachusetts Shilling for 750 Ls in very fine, and so on.....Still no (too many) regrets, I am happy with what I have.
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