I won these large cents here http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-4-La...BgRSoeK6zB0Fx5dVyP95k%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc I am trying to attribute them. I got for the 1803, small date large fraction. I got for the 1830, medium letters maybe? The 1828 large letters, tall narrow date? Am I close?
1803 small date large fraction, correct S-260. 1816 is N-6 1828 is N-8 an R-4 coin. 1830 is an N-3 an R-4- coin I don't pay too much attention to "medium letters", "large letters" and such. I do think the 1830 is a medium letters, (as I believe all the 1830's are except N-6 which is a small letter.)
I have question about rarity. Coin fact list the 1828 N-8 as "scarce" and 1830 N-3 as "scarce". Would that make them R-3?
To me there are so many rarity scales out there in one case an R-3 might be just as tough as an R-4. In this case I would bow to conders wisdom.
The Sheldon rarity scale (which is the most commonly used one) listed the rarity adjectives for the different levels as R-8 Unique or nearly so R-7 Extremely Rare R-6 Very rare R-5 Rare R-4 Scarce R-3 Not so common R-2 Common R-1 Very Common. So any of the levels of R-4 (R-4-, R-4, and R-4+) can be listed as Scarce. So both the 1828 and the 1830 can be called Scarce.
