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New Member
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Hi I have this coin that was purchased at a country auction here in Nova Scotia and came from an estate of an American family's country estate ..
it was in a box lot of copper coins ...
it is a draped bust coin with a die crack very evident and the date is tough to identify but under the magnifying glass it is from 1799 looking for info on this please...
The die fracture goes from the lower center of the coin through the fraction 1/100 from the 0 in 100 right 0 through the fraction line through th 1 and on through the E in united from rim to rim...
Don't torture me people as I'm new at this and having trouble posting pics will keep trying..Thanks for comments
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Can't really be of much help without pics.  to the CCF! |
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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New Member
 Canada
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Hi Thanks, am working on the pics a glitch in my laptop is not allowing me to download from phone ....still trying as this is an interesting coin...
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New Member
Canada
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New Member
Canada
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this photo does't do the date justice but under the right light conditions with my scope you can clearly see 1799  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is a 1798 S-166. The die crack is a diagnostic for the variety.
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New Member
Canada
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Thanks is it worth anything?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Definitely worth something, but not nearly as much as a 1799!
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a decent VG reverse and a good obverse, some areas of porosity on the obv left of the bust, perhaps. Probably USD $50-$100 or a bit more at auction. S-166 is one of the most common varieties for the date. Still a wonderful find, even if it's not a 1799!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Good find. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Now that is a cool coin!
Gotta love how much knowledge is out there with the collectors of early US coppers! I've had a literal worn disc of metal that some of the experienced EAC'ers have been able to narrow down a possible date and variety from. I've been studying EAC and been a member for half a decade now and still feel lost half the time. The EAC is a long dark rabbit hole.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Posted 02/22/2020 10:05 am
