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canary01 Valued Member Netherlands 202 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 10:20 am Hello, What do you think of the grade on this coin? Thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 10:52 am Wow what a great coin! I love post colonial copper. I feel that the sharpness grade on this coin would be an EAC 35 which would correspond to a market grade of about EF-40. One of the TPGs might give it a "details" grade because of the light porosity. As far as an attribution my question is; does this coin have a lettered edge? If I find that out I can give you a better idea of the die variety. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 10:56 am Only one set of obverse/reverse dies were used on the 1795's. However, as Celtic alluded there are several varieties of edge lettering....Whats yours say? As for grade I think I would go a bit lower and say low VF. Report this Post to the Staff
canary01 Valued Member Netherlands 202 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 11:00 am Thanks a lot for your quick responses The edge on the coin reads; 'we promise to pay the bearer one cent' Report this Post to the Staff
scottk Pillar of the Community United States 767 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 2:04 pm Very cool coin. Looks about EF40 to me also. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 2:36 pm Just wanted to add.....beautiful piece. Likely a lot of strike weakness. This mid grade example is exactly how I like these future donors to the U.S. half and large cents of 1795 and 6. (some were used as planchets for Federally issued coppers) Edited by amida17 03/22/2015 2:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 2:53 pm A poster showed a pic like a month ago that showed a 1797 Half Cent struck over a Talbot Allum and Lee token that showed the lettering from the original token clearly. Edited by Celticsoul 03/22/2015 3:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 2:53 pm Actually called Cents, they were actually tokens minted in Birmingham, England for the firm. I'd put this one at VF30 details. Nice eye appeal..porosity is minimal and granular. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
scottk Pillar of the Community United States 767 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 4:05 pm Celtic, I thought about mentioning that also. That was an awesome coin. The poster was WillyB, and the coin was a 1797 Half Cent on page 2 of this thread... https://goccf.com/t/196705&whichpage=2 Report this Post to the Staff
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