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  1. Randy Abercrombie liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread A Nice 1798 Large Cent.

    I'd call that "farm fresh". :)

    Aug 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM

  2. Randy Abercrombie liked kountryken's post in the thread A Nice 1798 Large Cent.

    I like it. I just picked one up Tuesday. It's pretty rough, but like you pointed out, it's 227 years old, and getting harder to find in...

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  3. Randy Abercrombie liked masterswimmer's post in the thread A Nice 1798 Large Cent.

    Nice find. Possible ED? AG3+ish? EAC grading is not my bailiwick. But I'd add it to my 7070 every day of the week. And twice on Sunday.

    Aug 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM

  4. Randy Abercrombie liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread A Nice 1798 Large Cent.

    Here’s a worn but nice 1798 Draped Bust Large Cent that I recently added to my collection. Only 1,841,745 were minted. As far as I can...

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  5. Randy Abercrombie replied to the thread Stolen Rosie.

    I loathe a crook. Absolutely loathe them.

    Aug 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM

  6. Randy Abercrombie replied to the thread cleaning silver coins with aluminum foil, baking soda, and boiling water..

    Welcome to the forum @rooksmith …… No better way to wake up a bunch of old coin geezers than to bring up coin cleaning! Anyway, these...

    Aug 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM

  7. Randy Abercrombie liked Tall Paul's post in the thread "Penny" Date Set - 1802 and 1803.

    Thank you for continuing to share your research and insights from your vast storehouse of knowledge. Whenever I open one of your posts I...

    Aug 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM

  8. Randy Abercrombie liked kountryken's post in the thread "Penny" Date Set - 1802 and 1803.

    Sir, I could spend weeks looking at your fantastic collection. Likewise, I could "overstay my welcome" listening to you talk about your...

    Aug 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM

  9. Randy Abercrombie liked johnmilton's post in the thread "Penny" Date Set - 1802 and 1803.

    It has been my experience that the 1802 and 1803 cents are the most common dates among the early cents from 1793 to 1814. These dates...

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  10. Randy Abercrombie liked numist's post in the thread Had a great ANA show.

    Was there for a few hours Wednesday. Saw the sights and rarities. Didn't get to do a whole lot of buying or selling but had a good time.

    Aug 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM

  11. Randy Abercrombie liked calcol's post in the thread Had a great ANA show.

    Was there only Wed and Thu. Didn’t buy any coins. I rarely buy at shows these days but look at auction lots and sometimes contact a...

    Aug 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM

  12. Randy Abercrombie liked johnmilton's post in the thread "Penny" Date Set - 1801.

    The 1801 Three Errors cent is an example of the low moral at the mint. Congress was still pushing to close the facility and it’s...

    1801 3 errors cent all.jpg Aug 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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