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afornaini Valued Member Italy 91 Posts	Posted 03/25/2025 12:17 pm Good afternoon, I have just received a 1837 Cent I bought online. It is a lovely coin, in a holder, but I noticed its back is rotated about 10° anticlockwise. Usually large cents have coin alignment (180°). My question is: is this a variety or is this coin a fake (I hope it is not)? Thank you for your advice. I attach some pictures. Report this Post to the Staff

cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2362 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 2:52 pm I am not an expert but hope that an expert will comment and maybe I can learn something. This is a very nice coin and I do not see it as a fake. Yes, some 1837 cents are known to have a rotated reverse. I'm not sure if the rotation increases the value as much as many listings on ebay claim. They are sellers and not buyers. There are 17 varieties in 1837 and 3 different heads so I had difficulty and am guessing that this is variety N-6 with obverse die 5 and reverse die E with Medium Letters, but am not sure. My diagnostics are obverse "L" of LIBERTY has no offset to the base and "IBER" are close together at their bases. Also reverse "T" of CENT has a broken pendant on the left side. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5661 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 3:27 pm Newcomb-6 looks correct. As @cipster suggested, the minor die rotation is not uncommon and is unrelated to the die variety. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 03/27/2025 4:24 pm Nice looking cent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Jimbo48 Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 03/28/2025 1:07 pm Coin looks AU or at least high XF. Not sure if the dent above the head would reduce the grade. The broken T on the reverse In CENT is a flag to me, but could be a die issue. A nice example. Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2362 Posts	Posted 03/29/2025 10:18 am Quote: The broken T on the reverse In CENT is a flag to me I see it as a diagnostic to identify the N-6 variety. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2362 Posts	Posted 04/06/2025 1:39 pm I checked my 1837 Large Cents and I do have an N-6 with a rotated reverse but it wasn't noted in my database. PCGS AU53 if anyone wants to compare to the @afornaini coin for grading. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Report this Post to the Staff
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