Hello everyone! Just purchased this large cent and I couldn't help but wonder if it could possibly be a 1799. It is most likely a 1798 but I just want to be sure. Thanks for your input!
I see that the metal has been moved around but not really where the loop of the lower loop of the eight would be. Maybe @Jack D. Young could offer some insight to this one.
Intriguing. The answer is going to lie with the Sheldon variety. Some EAC specialist who sees this may be able to attribute the die markers and answer the question without having to rely on that tantalizingly incomplete final digit.
Yes, but only IF it turns out to be an already-confirmed 1799. No, if you're counting on the grading service to atribute it for you. I'd get an EAC (Early American Coppers) expert on here to identify the Sheldon variety for you. The question might be answerable even without looking at the date, based on the die markers. I'm just out of my depth when it comes to all that. PS- alas, the wiped-out reverse may have also wiped out any useful die markers, so maybe the experts won't know, either. That does make it more challenging. But I'd say there's a chance someone can still solve the mystery.
20+ years as an EAC Member and still learning! I forwarded the images to my Group to review as well. From what we can see, looks like a 1799; LIBERTY and date numerals only line up completely to the 1799 S-189 and no similar 1798.
If it’s a 1799 it’s a real winner. It’s had a hard life. But actually has much better surfaces than the typical 1799 as most are corroded ground finds.
