1798 Large Cent Metal Detecting Find - can it be attributed?

Hi - I just found this coin at the home of some friends of mine. I want to give them the coin to keep with the house and I was hoping to provide more info about it as to its variety. I hope there is still enough detail to do this. Thank you

 

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I cant help you with the attribution....but awesome find!

 

Thank you! It was a thrill to dig. Just my 2nd 1790s large cent (other was a 1795). It was a brighter green when it came out of the ground and I wish I could have kept that color but I couldn't make out the last digit of the date so I had to clean it a bit.

 

This one is somewhat easy to narrow down due to the exceptionally wide [LIB]ERTY. I believe it's either S-160 (R-4) or S-161 (R-1). Both share the same obverse die (Breen-17). The difference is in the reverse dies (Breen-P/Q). I'm unable to distinguish the reverse diagnostics from these pictures. I doubt an in-hand examination would help...given the condition of the coin.

It's an interesting keepsake, though. I would treat it with Verdi-Care™ to arrest the verdigris (green color) to prevent further deterioration. I get mine from Wizard Coin Supply. :thumb:

 

Thank you so very much! I'm putting this all on a card for them. They love their old house so I know they will be happy with this coin. And they only thought their house dated to the 1840s so this really is special.

 

Congratulations, you are a great friend.

 

looks like a 1798 draped bust cent. Also appears to be of the style 2 hair. I could be totally wrong however, when something isn't fully clear the eyes tend to see what the mind wants to see.

 

The coin doesn't prove the house is older than 1840-something.

 

Wow! Amazing find!

 

As mentioned it has type 2 hair so it can't be S-160 or 161. Type 2 hair with a small 8 is going to put it somewhere from 172 to 187. wide separation of the digits, die chip at the upper left of the 7, S-184 or 185. From the positioning of the wreath stems I'd say S-185.

 

Ooops...you're right.

Funny thing...the hair was the first thing I looked at.

 

Very Cool. Where did you find it?

 

Hi all - I am bumping this thread b/c I hadn't seen the last few posts and also b/c I found another 1798 large cent! (which I need help with - I'll post another thread). Thank you very much Conder101 for the ID on this one

These coins were found in upstate NY.