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I'm thinking of starting the Large Cents Dansco Album #7099. I know it would be a real challenge, especially with the three 1793's. So I was wondering if anyone on here is working on or has completed this set. I would like to know how much it would cost net, what the keys are, etc.
So is anyone doing this set right now?
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I'm not specifically doing the Dansco set but I do have most of a date set. I'm missing about five dates, all common, I could easily pick them up whenever I choose. If the Dansco has the 93 cap in it that is going to be the killer (Most people would think it would be the Chain, but the cap is MUCH tougher than the chain. I have three chains and a wreath but I don't have a cap.) In order of difficulty it's 93 cap, 93 chain, 1799, 1804, 93 wreath, 1839/6 (I think it has five openings for the heads of 39. If you don't want to duplicate any then the first would be the head of 36, the 39/6),1796 draped bust, 1809, 1811, 1813, 1857, and 1823. Everything else is pretty easy. Frankly the last five of those aren't too difficult. The early 40's coins are inexpensive, but can be tough to locate, I'm not sure why.
Then you can move on to the die varieties. Take my advice and do the middle dates. Much easier to attribute than the late dates, and much cheaper than the early dates.
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Thanks conder, this is very useful info. Yeah, the dansco does include the 93 cap, there's two on ebay from 4000 to 6000 bucks. Way out of my price range for now. So are you using any books for reference? |
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I'm working on the large cent set. Realistically, I'll never get the complete set from 1793-1857 due to the high prices for the key dates, so I'm getting what I can. Here's a list I made up and there is an 'x' next to the ones in my collection so far. Most of the varieties are not included as there appears to be quite a few and just wanted to show you what I have. ======================== Large cent ======================== 1793-1798_1793 chain reverse - 36,103 _1793 wreath reverse - 63,353 _1793 liberty cap - 11,056 _1794 liberty cap - 918,521 _1795 liberty cap - 538,500 _1796 liberty cap -109,285 _1796 draped bust - 363,375 _1797 897,510 _1798 1.8m _1799 (included in 1798) 1800 - 1857 Draped Bust _1800 2.8m _1801 1.3m _1802 3.4m x1803 3.1m _1804 96,500 _1805 941,116 _1806 348,000 _1807 829,221 1808 - 1814 Classic Head_1808 1.0m _1809 222,867 x1810 1.4m _1811 218.025 _1812 1.0m _1813 418,000 _1814 357,830 1816-1839 Matron Headx1816 2.8m x1817 3.9m x1818 3.1m x1819 2.6m x1820 4.4m _1821 389,000 x1822 2.0m _1823 (included in 1824) _1824 1.2m _1825 1.4m _1826 1.5m x1827 2.3m x1828 2.2m x1829 1.4m _1830 1.7m x1831 3.3m x1832 2.3m _1833 2.7m _1834 1.8m x1835 3.8m x1836 2.1m x1837 5.5m x1838 6.3m _1839 3.1m 1839-1857 Liberty Head_1839 3.1m (includes some Matron Head) _1840 2.4m _1841 1.5m _1842 2.3m x1843 2.4m _1844 2.3m _1845 3.8m x1846 4.1m x1847 6.1m x1848 6.4m x1849 4.1m x1850 4.4m x1851 9.8m x1852 5.0m x1853 6.6m _1854 4.2m x1855 1.5m x1856 2.6m _1857 333,456 Since I can't afford the finest, I buy on price and have gotten some good deals on ebay. Don't know where else to get them so that's pretty much my only option. Only started collecting them last January so maybe I've done alright. Edited by matchbox
07/12/2011 12:46 am
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This article lists what the author believes are the books that should be in your library if you are a large cent collector: http://www.eacs.org/lcctext.htmNot sure if anything new has come out since, but this list seems to be a good start. |
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Wow matchbox, looks like your doin pretty good.
I literally JUST found that site maprince!
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Man! You've got some gems there! THanks, I'm sure I will  |
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thats gonna be a ruff one-- good luck Ham!
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Hey Hambone, nice! Yeah, I'm sort of working on early large cents. I don't have much past 1800, and what I have isn't all that nice, but I'm working on those holes.
I have a couple of dupes I've been thinking about selling on if you're interested. I simply love them! Pretty neat coins. =)
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Moe - that's incredible! Large cents and bust halfs are my favorites.
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Yeah, large cents are pretty cool; especially the draped bust ones.
delaner: If you could hold on to em for a few weeks, I'll have a little money to spend;)
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Hambone, Not sure what your budget is but I have a few on my ecrater site. Also, check out Tom Reynolds website. He has some of the finest Large Cents and Half Cents I have ever seen. http://www.earlycoppers.com/swcoin.ecrater.com
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Oh my gosh! Tom's coins are sooo far out of my price range! To tell the truth, I have never seen so many large cents of that quality in one place.
My price range/allowance is like $40-$50 a month. I need to get a job now that I'm old enough.
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07/11/2011 11:05 pm
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You have your whole life ahead of you to complete this set :-)
I think it's pretty cool to see someone your age into old copper!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Thanks, I can only wonder how much the 1793's will run me when I'm able to buy them. lol
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