Help Identifying Draped Bust Large Cent Prominent Die Crack

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jjwabraham Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 11/02/2015 9:32 pm Hi, I have this very worn Draped Bust Large Cent with an unreadable date, however there is a prominent die crack through the 1/100. Can anyone tell me if the error is identifiable to a specific year? Report this Post to the Staff

ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 11/02/2015 9:45 pm Huh... I want to say its 179X? Take a look at this, I played around with the exposure. Report this Post to the Staff
jjwabraham Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 11/02/2015 9:48 pm Hi, Thanks for a quick reply. I suspect a 179?, but if the die crack can be attributed to a 1799 reverse, whoo hoo! Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 11/02/2015 9:54 pm Welp, this is the part where I, and many other novice collectors, hit a dead wall. There is a book about large cent die varieties, but it is expensive. As far as 3 hours of web searching (for an earlier project), there is no website with die varieties for large cents. Report this Post to the Staff
indiancentvarieties Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 12:18 am That is 1798 S-166, which is a R1. Report this Post to the Staff
jjwabraham Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 05:44 am Thank you for the ID. An R1 indicates a most common type, correct? Report this Post to the Staff
indiancentvarieties Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 07:02 am Yes, R1 refers to a common die pairing in regards to rarity. Report this Post to the Staff
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