Looking for a few examples of aUS large cent

I looked on Vcoins but nothing showed up. Ebay I can not seem to find anything. Is the best way to find a few to go to a local coin shop?

 

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I think I found out why my search on Vcoins did not show but 3 coins. If I go to Vcoins and hit US coins and the drop down for large cent than it comes up.

 

37,000+ large cents on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/b/US-Large-Cents/11945/bn_2312304

 

I think most any coin shop would be a solid bet for picking up large cents. I don't know that I have ever been in a shop that didn't have a fine selection to choose from.

 

My first choice would be a LCS. Then I would suggest eBay as a good second option if you can't find what you're looking for.
Be sure to post pictures after you purchase some! I would be happy to attribute any of the coins you find.

 

Thanks for the help. I found 2 on Vcoins, most I have found on eBay are over priced. I am going to hold off on the Vcoins right now but have to run errands so I will hit a couple of local coin shops to take a look. I will post any I buy.

 

Great idea, I usually do well with our local dealer, hope you do also. Good luck.

 

Dealers like Pierre Fricke have had a box full of them loose in grades like Good to Fine. He sets up at the major shows.

Large cents are not as easy to find as they used to be. There is a strong collector interest in them, and the die variety collectors can soak up a lot of pieces from the market.

 

It certainly wouldn’t hurt to try your LCS. Mine has 2 trays of them all the time. Some are reasonable and others are in the hundreds. His selection is always good but if you don’t go you’ll never know.

 

I have at least ONE . . . . . .

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Well, I guess I am to blame then.
I have well over 500 large cents.

 

I picked up 4 at LCS. These were 15 and one was 25 USD.? From what I have found that is not a bad price for these.

 

well I have to say there are many reasonable prices large cents on ebay.. but if you don't want to pay top dollar for them you need to consider raw coins.. as for reasonable prices as proof I point you towards my $20 large cent set... the most expensive coin in the set was 29.99... which reminds me I really need to update that gallery... at least 10 coins missing at moment lol....

https://www.cointalk.com/media/albums/the-2020-20-large-cent-set.1855/

 

Nice coins! You got a good deal.
The 1856 you got an very good deal on. I attributed it to N-4, Gellman die state B. It's a R-3 coin with only about 350 known.
In that shape, it would retail for about $80.
I would throw some Blue ribbon or Verdi-care on it.

 

Thanks for the help and information. It really helps. What about Renaissance wax? BTW, I looked up information about that 1856 N-4 Gellman die. I found it has a crack from the die. Its hard to find photos of this coin to look at but the one I found and mine I can not see the crack in MRIC. Do you guys have any photos you can post where to look for the crack? Thanks

 

Thought I was signed in but I wasn't. Help me with this. Isn't there suppose to a line to the leaf from under the F here? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

Isn’t the N-4 for the slanted 5? The OP’s coin is the upright 5.

 

Coins4Eli , may I ask, does your area of expertise cover 1793-1814 as well? I ask because I have one or two I have specific questions about. Not about attribution, but striking issues.

 

Many of the early large cents do have strike issues. Sometimes it depends upon the die state or the amount of wear or cracks were on the dies when they were used to strike the coins. Others were made from dies that were weak from the beginning. It all depends upon the Sheldon variety and die state.

 

Yes. That's what I mostly collect. I am happy to answer any questions you may have. The early large cents are MUCH more easy to attribute. The real challenge is the late date coins like the ones the OP purchased.
This is the detail that I used to attribute the OP's coin to N-4.