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It's time to show what you got! Good, bad or ugly! Show us your 1816 - 1839 Liberty Head (also known as a Matron or Coronet) Large Cents!! Here's one of mine: 1834 (large 8, small stars, medium letters) Large Cent!
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Here's one of mine.   |
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Nice! Here's another: 1816 Large Cent
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01/06/2010 12:49 pm
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Does that 1816 have that much die rotation?
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Nod2003 wrote: Quote:
Does that 1816 have that much die rotation? Yes, it sure does. Very cool! |
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Hemisboats, I believe your ebay listing coin has seen some time in the ground.  Still cool, as you said!  |
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If you think that ebay one is ugly, I have have an 1828? that has seen better days. I'll post pics in a few days. |
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NICE! This is not my favorite coin design but to find a good example is so tough, I now appreciate them much more!
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01/08/2010 7:30 pm
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Nice pics of some nice coins! Some day, that's what I tell myself.
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Very nice coins. It always amazes me that you can still get nice examples for an affordable price. And to think of the history that these coins have seen ...
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EX-Jules Reiver Collection N-6   |
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That 1853 is very nice! The most expensive and hardest to find in problem free condition is the Classic Head Large Cent 1808-1814 because they had to use sub-par planchets because of the war of 1812 and they were more susceptible to the environment and corroded pretty badly This is a copy/paste from a website talking about why these are so hard to find in problem free condition Many of the cent blanks arrived appearing dark and corroded; the result of being stored in kegs placed in the damp holds of the ships;
somewhat similar if not identical to the conditions many of the British deserters endured. Obtaining a chocolate brown Classic Head cent, free of problems, has always sold at a premium to collectors. During the War of 1812 copper was needed by manufacturers who would melt coins as quickly as they were received. The Mint was ordered not to coin any cents leaving many Mint workers bereft of wages. When the
order was finally rescinded in 1814, the last 360,000
planchets were coined into 1814 Classic Head cents. Patterson
quickly sent Matthew Boulton a substantial order for more
large cent size planchets. Unfortunately, the 950,000 copper
blanks he requested were not received until December, 1815,
almost one full year after the Treaty of Ghent was signed. |
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Posted 01/06/2010 12:47 pm
