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ksmcents Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 10:51 pm Not overall confident in grading these (1st one). I traded an EF+ RB 1909 LWC for this today. Got an acquaintance started on LWC's (his 1st) and I figured I'd start to branch out to Large Cents. I'm at VF-30 with a damaged Obverse...am I close? Report this Post to the Staff

jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3164 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 11:11 pm I would say VF 20 or 25 details. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 12:26 am VF details. Report this Post to the Staff
Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 07:05 am I'll give it a market grade of VF-20. Too bad about the damage as this would be a great coin with out it. As a member of Early American Copper (EAC) I'll have to net grade it down 2 grades because of the damage giving it a net grade of F-12. This coin is die variety N-20 with a rarity rating of R.3 meaning it's fairly rare. My grade and attribution for this coin is 1854 N-20 R.3 20/12. Edited by Celticsoul 02/27/2015 07:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
ksmcents Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 10:16 am Thanks for the replies. Too bad abut the damage good trade for me though. Celticsoul - Varities? This peaked my interest I'm assuming I start with reading John R. Grellman, Jr's book The Die Varieties of United States Large Cents 1840-1857? Or is there a better start? Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3164 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 10:23 am that is a great book for helping you find rarer die varieties IMHO Report this Post to the Staff
scottk Pillar of the Community United States 767 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 10:46 am This is one of my favorite series of coins. It has f15-vf20 sharpness. Old copper coins are much better than any other type of coin. Edited by scottk 02/27/2015 10:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 11:18 am Grellman's book is a great resource. I also use United States Copper Cents 1816-1857 by Howard Newcomb. That's available online for free here http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?...;skin=mobile Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 3:13 pm VF details Report this Post to the Staff
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