Large Cent Freebie Advice

To those who are collecting Large Cents on a budget, I'd like to throw this one out there for you since I've already exhausted my budget (I picked up a very nice S-61 R4). It is a misattributed 1794 S-42 R4- which is called a 1795 Lettered edge. I don't know what the final price will be, but right now it's a bargain ($27.50 at posting).

I have no interest in the sale or seller, so I hope this doesn't violate any terms or conditions for posting.

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Thanks, Marshall! I'll be keeping an eye on that one.

 

Thanks Marshall....I will keep an eye on it as well. I bumped up the price a little to $31, we'll see where it goes in the next few days.

 

I will not bid on the coin, but I just wanted to say thanks for posting it marshall. It will certainly help others.

 

Hmmm, it turns out I don't have an S-42 yet either, but two others have already said they are watching it so maybe I'll just back off from it.

 

I thought I might post the coins that I acquired that prevent me from bidding on this one. I've won all, but received none so these are the best links to them for now.

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This is described as a plain edge 1794 which is unlikely and I think it's Obverse 3 of 1796. I think it will have enough left on the reverse to attribute in hand. The weight will also help.

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This is accurately attributed, but didn't draw much interest. I couldn't resist picking up a S-87 for under $35.

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This again was accurately attributed as a S-61, but only if you read the description. I think the dark photo scared some off and there is probably some light corrosion. But it looks very strong for the price and it's a R4 which should carry a slight premium. It was the budget buster for me though.

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Now this is the one that got me to spend money I don't have. It is misattributed as a 1796. The reverse is clearly the Reverse J of 1797 and not the reverse T of 1797 (Reverse BB of 1796) from the leaf positions at D, M and S. This leaves three known obverse choices, 1797 Obverses 9, 10 and 11. With the weakness at the date (understatement), I looked to the dentils above LIBERTY for attribution since the hair positioning is almost identical on all three. Obverse 9 should have a very recognizable Break behind the hair ribbon, but since this is the most common obverse of the three and might have been removed, I wanted a secondary reason for elimination. I looked to the dentil spacing over the T of LIBERTY and saw that the S-131 and the S-133 both have a dentil centered or near centered over the upright of T. The S-232 has a gap between dentils above the upright just as this coin does. Hence, a S-132 R5+ for $33. It will pair up nicely with the S-133 R5 in my collection. Of course I'll have to overlook the brillo treatment it has received, but I can do that at this price.

 

On the first one the head style doesn't really look like a 94. Looks more like a 95 or a 96. Notice how the L is away from the cap. The only 95 like that is S-78 but the Rover the hair is wrong for that. I can't see it being obv 3 of 96 once again because of the separation of the L and cap. The only 96 with that separation is obv 4 of 96. With the head style the only 94 s that are possible would be S-69 and 70.. So I would look at S-84 and 85.

The S-61 is NICE!

I didn't notice the denticals. I had it down to S-132 and 133. (spacing of BE eliminated 131.) Both R-5 so who cares.

 

I'm leaning toward the S-85 at this point until I get the coin in hand. It's strange that I might get a second S-85 R5- before getting the S-83 R4 or S-84 R3.

The S-61 will be photographed better and I will post it when it comes in. I'm anxious to see it 'more exposed.'

Now I appreciate your pointing out the ER spacing eliminating the S-131. That along with the IB spacing eliminating the S-133 confirms the dentil identification as S-132. Not bad for a ~1796~.

 

I hope the winning bidder was from here. Looks like 2 snipers for that one.

 

I was it in for a while, but it went up out of my current budget.

 

So did the buyer get a good deal, considering the condition?

 

It was me. I didn't want to announce I was looking at it until after the auction ended.

Thanks for the tip -- this will fit in very nicely in my collection. I'm working on expanding my Large Cent collection, but I'm on a tighter budget right now.

Given the rough condition, I don't think I got a steal on it, but I'm very happy with what I paid. I'm glad to have it for the price, because a nicer example would be Much More expensive.

 

At a different time, I would have spent more and stayed in the bidding.....but I'm glad it went to a fellow CTer!!!! Congrats.

 

Shawn Yancey has a bunch of auctions going. Some really nice ones and a couple of tough ones to come by.

 

I'm drooling over his S-74, but I went overboard last month.

 

Not a bad coin. I am watching the two toughies. I have not decided yet if I am bidding or not - and which one or both. It should be interesting.

 

I think he did, and I should know. If I had more free money available right now he would not have gotten it that cheap. I was the underbidder.

 

I know I would likely have bid $100 if I didn't have $100 on the S-132. Even though I got it for less, it was still committed money. It is very scarce and attribution points are strong for an AG.

 

I received the coin today, and I am extremely pleased with it. The photos in the auction did _not_ do that coin justice -- details are much sharper than the washed-out pictures showed, and the 1794 date is clearly readable under angled light. The rim damage is significant, but not nearly as distracting in hand as in the picture.

Thanks again for the tip -- I'm happy with where it got me.

 

Congrats!!!!!!

If you can get a better pic of the coin, I'd love to see it!