colonia large cents

Truly a VERY nice 1794. S-21 R-3 Not worth anywhere close to what a 1793 cap would have been worth, but still into four figures.

 

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That is a beautiful coin! I'd love to own one of those someday, especially in that condition.

 

Here is a better example of a later die state from the sale of the Holmes collection. You can see, grade and condition can really change the price in a hurry. Each grade up about doubles value or grade down about halves value and condition can cause a significant hit as well. This one looks nice, so expert grading is essential and I trust EAC more than TPGs which tend to overgrade (from my perspective).

http://www.icollector.com/1794-S-21-R3-PCGS-graded-MS62-Brown_i8599058

 

Possibly,
However I've dug up quite a few early large cents from metal detecting in Virginia and new York, I just keep them in a paper bag, nothing special.

 

I thought somebody might make this point. Yes, metal detecting is a way to find early coinage, and it's usually damaged from being underground and maybe not worth as much as a 'clean' example. Then you might not have any reason to get it slabbed, etc.

But a paper bag? I'd at least throw them in 2x2s.

 

To be a honest thats not a bad idea.
I could organize and see what I have, maybe sell off the duplicates or all off them.
I just know they're all colonials or pre-1810.

But most are far from clean, lots of Roy, lots of scratches and abuse, pure copper doesn't hold up too well.

 

Is there a way to photograph the edge and weigh the coin? You used a scanner for these images, but several edge shots can go a long way in determining authenticity along with the weight. I can guarantee that it hasn't spent too much time in the soil, so I wouldn't buy any story of it having been dug. By the way, It should read ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR followed by a leaf pointing up. It is POSSIBLE to have something special if the leaf points down since none are known, but this one follows S-17 through S-20 with known examples of both edges.

 

thanks for the info guys. the coin is back to its owner so i cant get any side shots even if my cam would let me get good pics. it does read one hundred for a dollar and as for the leaf i cant remember which way it points ill ask him to take a look and try to determine which way it points...

 

Being an S-21 it is VERY unlikely to have anything except the edge of 94 (S-17 thru S-20 come with both the edge of 93 and edge of 94 but only one S-20 with the edge of 93 is known so by S-21 the planchets with the edge of 93 were probably all gone.)