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Valued Member
Belgium
464 Posts |
hello CCF last week I bought the Red Book guide delux edition to sort out some US coins I own. before I came here I did not know about dies and heads of other years ,berries and all that good stuff. but I have awoken ! so the delux book is good but it has not all the diffrent dies the N- dies as I refer them because I do not know to whoem it refers to. Nhow I found this site but it also has not all the info I'm looking for http://www.earlycents.com/i did manage to atribute a few like the 1818 N-10 the 1834 N-3,and a 1846 N-3 ...i think lol the 1817 is in bad shape though it might not be posssible to find that die    the 1845 is in good shape but again not enough info on wich die this can be    so any help,thouhgts comments are appreciated thanks in advance |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Angled shots are difficult to use for attributions. The 1817 looks lke it should be attributable without too much trouble but a straight on shot OUT of the holder would make it a lot easier.
Late dates are often impossible to attribute from photos but it may be possible to arrow down possibilities. Once again straight on shots out of the holder makes it easier. An enlarged image of the date area, including the denticles, is neededas well.
And the N stands for Howard Newcomb who wrote what became the standard reference for the middle and late dates in 1944.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good luck, I started a set about 8 years ago, and I didn't know what I was getting into to. Too many dates, have too many varieties.
Edited by thecoinguy1964
10/10/2015 10:03 am
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Valued Member
 Belgium
464 Posts |
i understand condor i'll do my best to get'm out and get'm up close..i just don't know what you mean by denticles..i tryed translation (tooth or toothlike part.) but I do not know what area you mean. about the later dates I do not have to many later dates a 1846 wich I was able to identiy as a N-3 then 3x 1847 wich all look diffrent,a 1849 and a 1852 and about 6 of'm is pre 1840's but thats for a later date. thanks for the advice @TCG not planning on that mate...as you said to many varieties and some are not cheap  i just found these in a box tucked away in a cellar thats why I started collecting coins,but after seeing rarity/price diffrences just by die, I had to know what I own here are the better shots, can't do any better       Edited by dohcollector
10/10/2015 12:54 pm
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Valued Member
United States
331 Posts |
denticles are the toothlike or bead like (determined on coin) that is around the edge.
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Valued Member
Belgium
464 Posts |
so in plain hillbilly that means the edge's theeth ?
think I coverd that :)
sorry english is not my main language so bare with me please...hehe
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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in plain hillbilly It would "Toofs", "Teefes". Your English is just fine dohcollector. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2077 Posts |
The 1817 is N-10. I defer to others for the 1845.
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Valued Member
Belgium
464 Posts |
can you believe you all just made my morning/day ....i just feel realy happy
to know whitch cent this is.....realy weird?
is there something wrong with me.....
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Moderator
 United States
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You did fine.
Newcomb #'s are fine to learn but if you are just starting out..forget it.
Just have fun and collect a date set.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
Belgium
464 Posts |
its har to say if you are cheering or putting me down vermont but with all due respect , I believe you are under estemating my intellegence here. it would be far easyer if I would have Newwcomb guide so I would not have to relay on people. because I myself thought I was having fun  so any1 ,please make me happy and help me look up the 1845  edit= because I was dumb Edited by dohcollector
10/11/2015 2:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4416 Posts |
Dohcollector ... You have posted pics of Half Cents. It's not then surprising that the berries don't match, eh what? VT would never put you down. He's among the most respected participants on the CCF. He's encouraging you to explore the forest before climbing the trees, methinks. |
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Valued Member
Belgium
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ok its official ..I'm dumb i'll remove that  and I know he's not putting me down ;) i just wanted to say I like/enjoy climbig the trees even if I do not know the forrest although I know not every tree is the same :) I've been collecting for over a year, granted its not that long but its time to lose the ignorance and start knowing the history of what I own and not just put them in little 2x2's with a date on I'm shure you guys can understand that  Edited by dohcollector
10/11/2015 2:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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We all make "misteaks" ....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you want to get into large cent attribution, there are a few good books. You'd think that Newcomb's book would be the best one, but it's a bit difficult to use. I prefer Bill Noyes or John Wrights books.
BTW, attribution after 1839 is a bit tricky as the differences are very slight. Coins need to be a high grade to tell in most cases.
Edited by OldSkoolMadSkilz
10/11/2015 10:29 pm
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Valued Member
Belgium
464 Posts |
i get what you are saying but I do not want to get into large cents collecting thats a whole diffrnet ballgame,i just want to get some attributed. just bought the delux RedBook for the extra large cent section.but its not complete enough to do the task I want.but I did not know that.. |
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