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Pillar of the Community
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I won this coin in an auction. It is an 1845 Braided Hair Cent, with double date on all of the numbers. I think it might grade XF/AU. But I would appreciate y'all opinion. Would it be worth sending to be slabbed.    Does anyone have a site for the double date? I have tried various error and variety sites with no luck. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a significant and legitimate repunched date. Hopefully CCF copper experts will ID the specific variety. Also looks like heavy Machine Doubling on the reverse which is not a variety but still interesting. Gradewise it seems just shy of XF. Looks like there are abrasions at the bottom of Liberty's neck but those seem fairly minor. Cool coin, thanks for sharing! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very difficult to do attributions without very sharp large images but I think it is an early stage of N-4. I see several features from the N-4 die pairing, but I am also seeing features that should clearly be listed as die features but which aren't listed anywhere. (Caveat, I am using Grellman's second edition. There may be things listed in the third or fourth editions that I don't know about.) Most notably the clear repunching of the 1 above the left foot and the doubled point 4 on star 2. Those two features aren't listed anywhere in the second edition for any variety. But otehr features of N-4 re present so I think it may be a very early die stage.
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Pillar of the Community
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could not find any die variety that had doubling like this coin appears to have. N-4 is a good possibility but only lists doubling under top part of 5. I think I would send it to Grellman to attribute it.
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Pillar of the Community
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I will get better pics as soon as I can.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by moose59
06/10/2021 4:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, coin does look different.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Not the same.
The one you received looks counterfeit.
Check the date.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Note the fine arced scratch behind the neck - it's the same coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If they are both the same, then the lighting on the OP"s picture must be playing tricks because the dates look different. Perhaps a better picture would help.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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coinfrog with all the dings on the rim of the one in the auction and none on the one I received how can you say it is the same coin. The one I received is smooth as a baby's bottom, no ding's on the reverse rim.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I can't be sure, need better images of the in hand coin
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Bedrock of the Community
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So the small images are of the coin you received? If so, I apologize. they are clearly not the same coin.
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Coin frog, I am seeing scratches that look the same on both images, too. Other parts do look very off, but the scratches behind the neck look the same as does the one at the tip of her nose. You have to really zoom in to see it.
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Posted 06/01/2021 8:17 pm
