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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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Hi my first American large cent please let me know the grade and what it may be worth approx also are there different varieties   Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For a first one, that's a nice one  I'm bad at the middle grades, but will say med/lg letter VF20. Might be an N-14 with the die cracks on the ob and rev. Edited by edweather
04/01/2015 06:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great coin fourmack. This is definitely an example of an N-1 die variety which has a rarity rating of R.1 (very common). The die cracks on the obverse and reverse are diagnostic. I would give this coin a market grade of VF-30. As far as an EAC grade (Early American Copper uses a different grading scale) I would say EAC 20 to 25 with no major net deductions. My EAC attribution for this coin would be:
1837 N-1 R.1 25/20.
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Pillar of the Community
 New Zealand
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Excellent thank you ----I paid $10NZ so about $8US.
Is there a site with all the varieties or books only?
Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Good buy for the price. Congrats !  VF20. Edited by sel_69l
04/01/2015 07:13 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1566 Posts |
Here is the NGC web site Coronet Cent variety page: http://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieti...ts-vscid-48/Also there is this online book which is the original authority on copper cents from 1816-1857. http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?...ew=1up;seq=5This book is by Howard R. Newcomb who is the foremost authority on later date large cents. Unfortunately this work was produced in 1945 so it's a little out of date. By the way, $8 is a fantastic price for this coin. This coin should have been in the $40 range. Edited by Celticsoul
04/01/2015 08:18 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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nice vf 30 ish coin at a great price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1566 Posts |
edweather has brought it to my attention that I was wrong in my attribution. This coin is actually an N-14 which has the same obverse die as the N-1 but has a different reverse. Reverse die "I" state b. This variety is rarer than the N-1 with a rarity rating of R.3. Good eye Ed. Here is a link for comparison. http://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieti...1c-n-14-735/Edited by Celticsoul
04/01/2015 08:37 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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edweather has brought it to my attention that I was wrong in my attribution. This coin is actually an N-14 which has the same obverse die as the N-1 but has a different reverse. Reverse die "I" state b. This variety is rarer than the N-1 with a rarity rating of R.3 I dont mind as it keeps getting better  Thanks to all Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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 United States
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VF25
Nice original coin.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18673 Posts |
I also have this at VF30. Nice pickup for that price
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8904 Posts |
I like VF-30 for this beauty. (The spot of verdigris should be addressed so it doesn't damage the coin further).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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I grade this nice cent as VF25.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would say VF-20 as my best guess.
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