Sal's Large Cent Lounge 2023- Post yours too!

@lordmarcovan ! Here's a little incentive to get on out there. Discovered this only 5 minutes into the hunt 6 inches down in dark soil with lots of roots.
1803 Draped bust. Can any ID the Variety please?

 

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It's all about the soil and at what point it was dropped. That's what I think. Good Luck.... Got any good leads?

 

Hmm. Is it good for sand too. What about the mineralization. Sorry, I'm still using a White's XLT. I'm old. LOL.
Mine sucks in sand. Mostly wet.

 

I believe it's S-258

 

Here is a 1798 large cent. This is the most common date prior to 1800. The Sheldon number is 179.

 

Everything I have ever seen you post is spectacular. In my imagination I see you getting change at the store, and everything is MS70 and toned.

 

Wouldn’t that be great! Thank you Ron.

 

@H8_modern now you've done it. I didn't know there was the error you showed of the 1/000. Now I'll have to go back and check all of my early large Cents to see if I've got one. At least the ones you can see still the fraction on. That cuts my number to check in half, at least. So, now I might have 2 or so to look at. See how much extra work you've caused me? (lol, that's a joke, as I'm sure you've figured out. I have a few older cents, not many, and certainly not many you can read that good. ) Thanks for posting. I didn't know about this error, but now I do! Good coins, by the way.

 

One of my favorite varieties. The first large cent i ever owned about 40 years ago was a 1817 15 stars. I’d love to have a really nice one someday. But here’s one I’ve had for years. I have NO idea where I got it. Just picked it up along the way probably 25-30 years ago an old pic too with a ring I never ever wear anymore or will again

 

I have the 13 Stars variety. Want to trade?? LOL.

 

Sellers images of one I picked up last night. My second Classic Head Cent.

 

A 1793 Wreath Cent.

 

Oh come on!! How can we follow that.

 

I bought that one from the late Catherine Bullowa in the late 1970s. NGC called it “AU-50” which it isn’t. It was made at about the same time as the 1793 half cents. The die work on the reverse is remarkably similar. The copper they used was pretty bad too. This coin is not that far a major lamination on the obverse.

 

That would be the corner stone for most of our collections. Love the color, love the condition………it’s gorgeous!!