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Pytellc Valued Member 469 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 9:08 pm She's got scars and a couple dings, but for $8.50 I like it. Can anyone help with attribution? Probably nothing special, just would like to learn! Report this Post to the Staff

Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 9:55 pm O.K. Pytellc. A little research has me attributing this coin as die variety N-4 which has an R.1 (very common) rarity designation. The position of the pointed curl and the 8 is one of the diagnostic details of the N-4. The detail sharpness is a solid VF-20 but the condition issues net this coin an F-12. 1852 N-4 R.1 20/12. Edited by Celticsoul 05/01/2015 9:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18657 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 10:13 pm Needs some Proactive V... Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3156 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 12:53 am I am going to call this one an n-22 which is also an R-1 coin Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 02:22 am I thought this looked familiar. I just attributed an 1852 of mine, and it's the same imo. I have yours (and mine) as an N-15 which is an R.3. The curved top of the 5 doesn't quite line up with the curve at the bottom of the curl, it's just slightly left. Here's an example: http://coins.ha.com/itm/large-cents...7279.s#Photo Edited by edweather 05/02/2015 08:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 09:42 am It could be an N-15 but I think N-22 is improbable because of the distance between the date and the denticles is different. And here Pytellc is the head scratching problem with attributing braided hair large cents. By 1840 the industrial revolution was in full swing and die making technology had greatly advanced since the early days of the mint. By this time dies become fairly uniform and sometimes the only difference between one die and the next is the placement of the date. Edited by Celticsoul 05/02/2015 09:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36724 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 10:14 am VF-20 details Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 11:36 am I think VF-25 or 30. Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3156 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 8:16 pm this coin looks to have die cracks on obverse in the right areas and the date position looks right for n-22. If you really want to know for sure you can send it to Bob Grellman. He wrote the book on these coins. He charges 1 dollar per coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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