Were These A Good Pick? 1859/8 1cent

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zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 6:47 pm I picked these up from another person. I got these from another guy for a 5 spot. Does any one know of the value. For some reason the site I was using has went down for maintenance. Here is a regular one and a light one. Will you tell me what you are looking for. I had to change the subject line. Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: What you think? What would you call this? Edited by zakota 05/02/2009 01:22 am Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 8:07 pm I'm pretty intrigued by the 1859...can you zoom in on the date? There are some good varieties for this year. Report this Post to the Staff
sdexcid Valued Member Canada 50 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 11:03 pm awesome, whats the worth of these? Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 02:25 am The closeups help a lot! Darn...I wish it were the "wide 9", but it looks to be the normal "narrow 9" date. Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 3:18 pm appears to be the even N9.. unfortunately HHB Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 4:12 pm You guys have got me very interested in this coin. I know there are many varieties. I have been looking at the 9 you guys want to look at so badly. It seems that it is maybe sitting on an 8? I have used a straight edge to look at the level of the numbers, the 9 does sit lower than the others. I do not have the knowledge in what is normal. So can someone explain to me something? What are you exactly looking for? Thank you. I have a better idea. Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 4:22 pm this might help to identify.. hope HHB Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 4:25 pm there is an 9 over 8, but that is not yours.. unless it is a new variety... there a so many... HHB Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 5:15 pm Looking at mine it looks as the part of the eight was removed but not all the way. The outline of the eight is very significant. I know on my scans I can not show this detail. You can see this detail from both sides of the nine tail. It was clearly an eight slightly modified to a nine. That is before you showed me the close shots. With the darkness of the piece I do not know if it will even show in a photo. It is clearly seen under a glass. I will keep experimenting and see if I can get a clear shot of it to post. Thank you very much for your help. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 5:25 pm Those are very good diagnostic photos and diagrams. Zakota, I see the closeup on the 9, and that raised area on the right is sure interesting. It's worth taking a close look at that date. I don't have any coins from this year, so I can't offer a guess on experience. Edited by DVCollector 05/01/2009 6:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 11:55 pm try setting your camera to the Macro setting ( looks like a tulip) and disable the flash. experiment with that. OR set the dpi setting on your scanner to 1200 and try then. there seems to be something with that coin... HHB Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 12:05 am here are some points marked... maybe others have some comments. it could be a new variety of 9/8 ? HHB Report this Post to the Staff
zakota Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 01:14 am Thanks hhbkiddo. If you look at the bottom of the opening in the top of the nine it is also quit thin, you think? Right above your center arrow on bottom. I will go and rub this coin into the local coin dealers face. I showed this to him two weeks ago. He said he did not even have time to look at a Canadian coin, even if it was during his lunch break. I have never had a coin like this before. What should I do from here? I can't get the email feature to work? Edited by zakota 05/02/2009 7:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
dan-in-crystal-lake Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 08:50 am The 9 looks like a narrow 9. There were lots of different 9/9's, re-engraved 9's and the like. The web site I always start with is http://varieties.piczo.com/?g=1&cr=3 There is an email feature on the guest comment page if you want to get the author to look at something. There is just a very small portion of his work up on the site. It's really worth checking out if you are starting to get into 1859's Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 11:16 am hello dan, this is the best site and info I have seen about these... great will follow up! a must, as I have a bucket ful of 59s.. HHB Report this Post to the Staff
Gothic Florin Pillar of the Community United States 2541 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 11:30 am I don't know anything about Canadian cents, but since I'm into mostly pre-1900 stuff, I think these are a great deal at $5! Nice acquisition! Report this Post to the Staff
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