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I sometimes cruise the "world coin lots" section of ebay, just keeping an eye out for a good deal. I randomly came across this listing and decided to take a leap of faith: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Excellent-L...9811?txnId=0Do you see what I see? Is that? Why, yes:    Now, the million dollar question is how do I go about figuring which one this is? For starters the edges are plain. Edited by Finn235
04/07/2016 12:25 pm
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Two Keys to IDing It: -- is it a Half Cent or one cent? -- can you determine the date? That will significantly increase its value if those questions can be answered. |
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Great find! Especially where you found it. Congratulations.
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Awesome! WOW! He even capitalized the word FOREIGHN in the listing! LOL!
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Looks like a 1795 Large Cent.
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This is way out of my league but are there any cents that don't have a pole coming from her neck? Would that make this a Half Cent if that were the case? |
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You came close to covering the bid price just with the silver. Based on comparison with the Canadian 1926 cent by eyeball, this looks like a US Half Cent. It's a little worn but it's striking in appearance. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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04/07/2016 9:33 pm
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There is no silver and it is definitely a large cent
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1795 large cent that would get an poor 01 details grade due to environmental damage.
Cool find!
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There was actually silver, but the Victoria shilling is a very common coin and would only be worth a dollar or so for melt, on account of the hole.
I'll have to dig out my scale etc to give the specifics, but I am pretty sure it is a large cent. I was leaning toward 1795 or 96.
I know there are a great many varieties of this coin--is it possible to attribute based on the extent of the wear? I know the different portraits, edges etc, but don't know the series well enough to know what to look for otherwise.
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Looking further at the pics, it's definitely a large cent. If you rotate your reverse 90 degrees to the left it will be correct. You can just barely see the 'One' for One Cent but it's running up and down at the moment. Cool find!
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