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Kingz:
Your 1844 is an interesting die variety. It's the 44 over 81 caused by the date being punched inverted at first and then corrected.
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Netherlands
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Hey Littleboy, How can you see that? Even if I hold it in my hand under the light with a magnifying glass I can't see that inverted 81. And what does it mean for the value of the coin?
Thanks for your 2 Cents :)
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And what does it mean for the value of the coin? Yep, it's definitely an 1844 over 81 (inverted 18). You can see a hint of the 8 to the right of the first 4 and the thickening of the second 4 due to the 1. (I posted a picture of another 44/81 that might help show the date). And in lower grades, it about doubles the value.   |
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Thanks Moe..! That was helpfull indeed, the picture as well as the info about the doubbling of the value :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yeah, good catch--that overdate is dramatic The 1802 Draped Bust cent is nice!  |
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United States
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I have a not-that-nice (F2) 1794 Liberty Cap Large Cent for my oldest US Mint issue, but I also have a couple that pre-date that. Unfortunately, haven't broken the 1787 mark yet - a Mass cent, a couple of Jerseys, and a few Fugios (again, not that nice). But I'd like a nicer Fugio and some Boston Mint stuff. We'll have to see what 2011 will bring! =)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a Roman coin from 337 A.D., as my oldest coin.
Oldest U.S. coin......hmmm..... I think it would be a Large Cent dated late 1820's.
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Sometime or other, I will review this thread and add a post of the stats. of the coins mentioned within the thread.
If the posts just keep on coming, I will update the stats. as appropriate.
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Sweden
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US: 2 Cents 1864, large motto.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Tomten, just an interesting piece of coin trivia about your coin. It is the first to include the motto "In God We Trust." The civil war was a dark time and many people were turning to religion to cope at the time. Of course, you may have known that already :)
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It is the first to include the motto "In God We Trust." |
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USArmyParaTrooper, I didn't know that actually. I hardly know anything about coins, at least not any trivia. ;) US coins are very interesting and demand a very high price compared to other world coins actually, at least the older ones. Wish I had more US coins :( |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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just got an 1848 large cent!
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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