I was sent some pics from a friend that wanted me to see if I can attribute this coin. I believe it to be the S34, but the S24 is close as well. It has 8 locks of hair which narrows it down a good bit. Also there is a die crack between the L&I only seen in the 33 and 34. It's definitely not the 33. On the obverse the 0's in the fraction are close together like the 24. Any help with this would be great. It maybe none of the ones I suggested. As you can see PCGS did grade it, but didn't give it a number.
View attachment 1651211 View attachment 1651212 View attachment 1651206 View attachment 1651207 I wish your Trueview image was higher resolution but after performing a "Numismetrics" overlay I am leaning towards OBV-10 REV-G.
No - It is an S-28. S-17 = OBV-1 + REV-A S-18 = OBV-2 + REV-A S-19 = OBV-2 + REV-B S-20 = OBV-3 + REV-B S-21 = OBV-4 + REV-B S-22 = OBV-5 + REV-C S-23 = OBV-6 + REV-D S-24 = OBV-7 + REV-D S-25 = OBV-8 + REV-E S-26 = OBV-8 + REV-F S-27 = OBV-9 + REV-G S-28 = OBV-10 + REV-G and so on to S-72 = OBV-39 + REV-KK
Don't feel bad- I too was left completely in the dark by "numismetrics" and the little flecks of colored "spray paint". LOL But I've always been left in the dark by Sheldon varieties and all that EAC specialist stuff anyway. What I will say is that that's a very handsome coin, despite the minor surface issues that caused the details grade from PCGS. I've seen early large cents found by my detecting buddies in sandy soil here in SE coastal Georgia that had that look. They're not pristine enough to pass muster at a TPG with a straight grade, but they're very nice. Sometimes the soil conditions down here were friendly to dropped coppers over their centuries' sleep in the dirt. Here's a 1798 S-166 that my pal Billy dug down here.
Yup. You should see some of the stuff this fella has dug! Of course Billy is an ultra-skilled, Jedi-class detectorist. First large cent I ever dug was a Draped Bust, too, but it was a crusty critter when it came outta the dirt. But you could ID the basic type. Sadly, I accidentally “burnt it up” in a misguided attempt to clean it up with electrolysis. It’s nothing but a featureless slug now.
