Everyone, post your favorite large cent.

This thread is falling too far behind. Some nice coins and anecdotes posted. I love the '98s but have a soft spot for a few of the Middles and Lates too. Here's my favorite and only Middle Date in my personal collection. Not the rarest Middle, but generally considered one of the most desirable. The 1818 N4. This is the latest die state and the dies are totally failing. Incredible obverse sinking of the die, cracks, chips and "flaking" giving the appearance of a moonscape around the portrait and obliterating much of the detail in the face. The obverse die sinking causing the O in ONE on the reverse to not strike-up.

 

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Gosh dangit davedawg, stop making me jealous of all your coins!

 

Thanks N-cents, but I have only a limited number too share. I enjoy seeing all these nice coins and stories posted.

 

I agree ill try to post a couple more I'm running out of decent ones to post too I like this thread

 

Absolutely worn out dies is great likely a Randall hoard coin most ms 1818-25 are

 

Here's an 1817 kind of a neat one

 

Not technically large cents but their predecessors

 

Nice twist on the copper MaineBill. I love the Mass cents and half cents and Fugios.

The Randall hoard varieties were plentiful in number and included 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820 varieties. The 1818 N10 is the one variety of the year known in quanity and found in the Randalll Hoard. The 1818 N4 is extremely scarce and probably so because the dies were removed from service early on due to failure. The early die state that does not exhibit the die sinking and is quite scarce for the variety.

 

1800 large cent.

 

1837 cent. View attachment 285685

 

Picked these up at a coin show. Ended up selling an extra penny book as part of a trade deal. I am super happy.

First half cent and bust large cent

 

A guy in New Hamshire was offering this

 

Very nice!!

 

Thanks. I am told the macro feature on my digital camera is not that good.

 

I can't take pics worth acrap myself all I got is an iPhone that looks like its hit everything but the lottery and is unbelievably scratched and grungy was referring to a very nice wreath that I was unaware of being available in the granite state I do try to (quietly) keep abreast of all coins for sale in northern New England lol

 

Phones survived 2.5 years of being in a woodworking shop and on construction jobs and demolition jobs on 200+ year old houses not an easy life for phone or owner

 

But I've never found a large cent on any job I worked on go figure a friend and sometimes employee found a pine tree shilling in either xf or au in the sill of an early house he was disassembling I can't get him to sell it to me tho lol I don't blame him!!

 

Found some more. I like the idea of collecting a set for under $25 a coin. Getting the best I can.

 

Doing a good job that 52 is kinda cool being so worn yet problem free would be a great one for a lowball type set too

 

For $7 i am happy. Been sitting in the case for months so i figured why not. So far i have only spent $35 on one but it is in xf so its worth it.