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I read somewhere....don't remember where... that there was a 'cent' which was about the same size as a half dollar. What cent is this? I don't think I've seen this one. Show me please.  Thanks, mila_ |
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Are you meaning the "Large Cent"..?.......
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I'm not sure eaglefoot, all it said "the cent before the Indian cent". mila_ |
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Do these help Mila? not the best example of a large cent but it's the only one I have!   |
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I don't have pics....(haven't re-attempted to do that again)...if "coinaholics" pics are what you're talking about .....YEP ! That's the "Large Cent".....you can learn a good deal in the RedBook about them too in the section where they're located. I LOVE THOSE COINS ! ......I have 6 or 8 or 10 of them (not sure!) It's been awhile since I've looked at them. The Large Cent is one cool coin to add to anyone's collection....it's old......it's definately historical....and even in lower grades still worth some good money. You can get good examples of them starting out for $25.00 to $80.00 or so and obviously much much more in higher grades.......I have ! I highly recommend them ! In fact 1827 (or somewhere in there) Is the oldest coin I've got ! And it's a Large Cent !...I just imagine the history of the times that coin would have seen and the hands who could have touched it.......  Edited by eaglefoot
03/12/2008 3:37 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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if you look at my dansco7070 in the link in my sig line on the top page there are 1/2 cents and large cents (from draped bust Large cent to the braided hair large cent) and you can see each type of Large cent
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The last large cent was minted in 1857. Flying Eagle cents were minted in 1857 and 1858. Indian Head cents began in 1859. I'd bet that large cent in the picture had more buying power in its day than that half dollar has now. |
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Bilbo, don't forget the 1856 Flying Eagle!  |
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Ahh... the 1856 FE.
Technically, 1856 was just a pattern, never approved by Congress to be struck and circulated.
About 700 business strikes were made as samples for treasury officials, senators and congressmen. An additional 800-1000 proofs were also made for collectors. Some of the proofs were made a few years later using the original dies to satisfy collector's demand.
They were testing the smaller cents because it was costing more than face value to make the large cents.
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Large cents from 1793 to 1836 were approx. 28-29 cm.in size. 1837 to 1857 were approx. 27.5 cm. and modern day Half dollars are 30.6 cm.
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Ahh... the 1856 FE.
Just showing some love for the 1856 FEC! Thanks for filling in the details. I never knew for certain how and to whom the business strikes were distributed. |
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The horrible thing about discussing the Large Cent is in it's day you could buy a loaf of bread with one, Lots of candy, many other items. And don't forget at one time some states had Mills since you needed change for that large cent. Slight exageration there. Mills were basically for taxes. So imagine taxes in less than a cent.
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dont forget the 1854 Flying Eagle cent a key to any collection of flying eagles and much more rare than the 56 |
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Weren't the 1854-1855 FEC patterns actually still large cents? Or at least not the small cent we had today? I ask because I barely remember them existing, let alone the details!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes, the 1854 was a Large Cent copper pattern so it should not be included in a Small Cent Cu-Ni Flying Eagle set. The obverse design is similar but the reverse is the large cent design and the planchet itself is drastically different. Since it was a non-circulating pattern, it shouldn't even be included in a Large Cent set, especially since the NGC/PCGS census is 29 making it very rare(Heritage hasn't sold one in over a year)
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I'd bet that large cent in the picture had more buying power in its day than that half dollar has now.
Actually they were about the same. At the time the Half Cent was discontinued it had about the same buying power that 30 cents would have today. So here we are crying an moaning about the "inflationary effect" it would have to discontinue a coin worth 1/30 what the Half Cent was worth when it was discontinued. |
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Posted 03/12/2008 1:14 pm
