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Comments on grade and condition/attribution welcome. Thanks!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll have wait until I get home on my laptop to weigh in on this one. Beautiful coin GERMANICVS! It was a 1797 that got me into copper collecting so they've always had a special place in my heart.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In my novice opinion I have to go VG08. A beauty!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The fact that the eye shows so well it's way better than VG-8 Ed. I'm thinking more like F-12 or F-15 sharpness. As far as the attribution I'll have to wait to get to my copy of Penny Whimsy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I also forgot to mention that one needs to take into consideration that this is a Type I Draped Liberty not a Type II and the two have different wear patterns especially in the hair.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I'm at solid F15. The drape has strong details for VF. Weak strike also plays into this pretty lady except she looks like she was blowing her nose too much.  |
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United States
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 United States
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Combination of wear/strike. Very close to VF in my opinion. I'm at F15 on this one.
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United States
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O.K. back on my laptop with Penny Whimsy at hand. This is undoubtedly Sheldon variety S-137 which has a rarity designation of R.2. The position of the date to the denticles and the closeness of the 9 and the 7 are diagnostic. As well as having 6 berries on the left and 5 on the right side of the wreath. So far the grades offered run the gambit from VG to VF. Like I said in an earlier post one has to distinguish between a Type I Draped Liberty and a Type II Draped Liberty as the two head styles have different wear patterns. According to the EAC grading guide this coin is a solid F-12. The wear patterns on the hair hold it back from being a 15. The wear on the reverse leaves of the wreath also indicate that this is an EAC 12. My attribution for this coin is: 1797 S-137 R.2 12/12 This is a gorgeous coin. It has a great color and was definitely minted on a Boulton planchet. Further note that the reverse is a resurrected reverse from 1796. Another beautiful large cent GERMANICVS.  Edited by Celticsoul
03/15/2015 7:46 pm
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United States
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United States
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What would I expect to pay if I could buy a coin like this say graded Fine?
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Posted 03/15/2015 3:18 pm
