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GERMANICVS Pillar of the Community Germany 1849 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 05:47 am Got this one not long ago and was happy it is much better in-hand than on sellers pictures. Also, it is a scarcer 1808 variety, S-278, R-3. Areas of weak strike in fron of bust and corresponding area on the reverse seem not uncommon on S-278's. Some ticks here tan there and some 'chatter' in front of bust, otherwise nice, smooth tan surfaces, no porosity corrosion or verdigris. How would you (EAC) grade her? Report this Post to the Staff

Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 08:00 am A great Classic Head GERMANICVS. I love the Classic Heads just because they're so difficult to collect. This coin does show the characteristic uneven strike of the S-278s. The chatter in front of the face is distracting but moderate. The planchet is exceptionally smooth for a Classic Head and has a nice nut brown color. I would net grade the coin down one grade for the chatter but give it a grade up for the smooth planchet and color. I will give the coin an EAC 15 or a VF-20 market grade. 1808 S-278 R.3 15/15. Report this Post to the Staff
johnjkedel Pillar of the Community United States 594 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 11:11 am A VF20 from me ( a 25 'wannabe' )... a nice cent - as yours usually are :) ... Not sure what the mark near the base of the 1 is - maybe nothing. Report this Post to the Staff
OLCoins Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 11:27 am a very smooth planchet and attractive color. excellent. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18684 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 6:46 pm Tough to get a nice planchet in this year. VF20+.Are you sure its a 278? The first star is pretty prominent or is this an early die state? Report this Post to the Staff
Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 7:10 pm I have an S-278 where the first star is perfect. Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 7:25 pm F-15. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 8:20 pm Yeah, these Classic Heads have gotten under my skin in a good way. They are hard to find. Very nice pick up Report this Post to the Staff
GERMANICVS Pillar of the Community Germany 1849 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 05:04 am Thank you everybody for your comments. Very much appreciated. Yes, these Classic Heads sure are difficult to get with clean planchets. I still need a decent 1813 and 1814 for my collection. panzaldi, regarding attribution as S-278, I am fairly certain this is correct as S-278 is the only of the three 1808 varieties where the top leaf fully covers the base of the final S in 'States'. In S-277 and S-279 this is not the case. Not sure of the die state, however. It seems to be an early die state as no breaks are evident. Striking weakness seems to be fairly common on S-278. here is another showing similar peripheral weakness. From Heritage Archives: Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36826 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 10:33 am VF-20, you sure have some nice stuff! Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18684 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 7:06 pm Sorry guys...I confused the S277 with the 278. The 277 is the 12 star. My bad Report this Post to the Staff
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