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panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18700 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 10:56 am This is one of my favorites due to the variety. from what I understand the classic head planchets tend to be softer and prone to corrosion and early signs of wear. finding a clean original coin in VF or higher is quite a challenge. I just love this one as it was my first large cent. I dont remember what I paid for it, but I believe it was in the late 60's and couldnt have been more than $20-30 as I would not have spent more than that on a coin. this also is an R2 coin. your comments and grading opinions are welcome. the last 2 pics are pretty spot on for details and color Also, if anyone knows the premium the 12 star variety would have versus the regular 1808 would be helpful Edited by panzaldi 03/21/2016 11:38 am Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 4:58 pm VF-25, obverse kind of porous, possibly details. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 6:57 pm VF details Report this Post to the Staff
RK55 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 7:15 pm 1808 VF details, almost looks like it was in the ground at one time? environmental damage nonetheless. still a nice example. Report this Post to the Staff
jpbone Pillar of the Community United States 1959 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 8:23 pm Nice looking coin! I'm in the VF details camp. My first large cent was also an 1808. It was an AG though. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 8:32 pm Enough to merit a full VF20 in my opinion. Net it down a tad on porosity, if you'd prefer, and the minor obverse scratch. Very solid strike, well centered, on a decent planchet. Good luck buying this coin for less than $400-500 in the modern market. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18700 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 9:32 pm RK55. planchets from this period were stored and transported in barrels from England. Most have porous surfaces similar to this. Due to the composition of the metals if this coin was buried for any period of time all or most of the details would be gone. Because of this it may even even grade straight without a details designation. Report this Post to the Staff
RK55 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 10:54 pm Thanks for the education panzaldi. I never knew that. Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 11:15 pm VF-25, possibly Details. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 03/22/2016 01:29 am Nice coin! Great variety that I believe does demand a small premium but not more than 10-20% IMO. TPG grade: VF details. Copper Enthusiast Grade: VF and I like it! Report this Post to the Staff
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