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Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6387 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 2:03 pm You make some good points, One Red Cent. I think your best deals were for the 1850 and the 1853. Sweet! The big concern for me is that even fairly clear photos of early coppers won't always reveal subtle problems like altered color or slight corrosion. For low-priced items, or when buying from sellers with good return policies, I'm sometimes willing to gamble on ebay. Coins designated problem-free by virtue of being graded by the top grading services (PCGS, NGC, or ANACS) are preferable IMO. Obviously, they also need to have positive eye appeal regardless of whether they are professionally graded. Even if I wanted a raw coin, I'd rather buy it in a slab and then crack it out. Report this Post to the Staff
JonS.7070 Valued Member United States 295 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 11:49 pm That 1800 cent looks like the 80/79, cool! Report this Post to the Staff
insideout Pillar of the Community United States 591 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 2:34 pm Well I have picked up 3-43 off ebay. I'm hoping to be able to buy the book to identify the Dies. The books cost more than the coins so I'm having to save up hard to drop $100 on a book when there are so many coins needing a new home. I have started on the 1827 for varieties I have the N-2 N-6 and N-9 so far only 9 more to go. 2 of those came from ebay. It seems like it's a gamble off ebay. As looks like most don't check the variety. They just know it's an old copper large cent with a date. Does the Red Book not list the varieties in it? That is the only thing I can think of. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 5:25 pm Quote: That 1800 cent looks like the 80/79, cool! I don't think so, looks more like the S-197, the Q variety. Die chips down through the fist 0 make it look like a Q. Quote: I have started on the 1827 for varieties I have the N-2 N-6 and N-9 so far only 9 more to go. 2 of those came from ebay. But two of those nine are very tough, N-10 and N-12. I've never had a 12 but I did cherry a 10. Quote: As looks like most don't check the variety. They just know it's an old copper large cent with a date. Does the Red Book not list the varieties in it? That is the only thing I can think of. The RedBook only lists some of the more popular varieties. And when someone does unknowingly list a really rare variety then you discover that there are some serious cherrypickers out there combing through the offerings. You know it when you see some piece that sheets for a couple hundred or less suddenly starts getting multiple multi-thousand dollar bids in the last few hours. (One seller though thought somebody was jerking his chain and playing around with his auctions and kept canceling all the "ridiculously" high bids until a bidder contacted him and explained what he had.) Report this Post to the Staff
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