I have this one cent coin it's hard to tell the year looks like 1839, not sure, the coin has some damages to it, lines crossing in the back and big dents in the front, is this an error coin, please help
Can't be a 39, wrong head style. 1839 does use that head style but the head is tipped forward withthe point of the bust over the 8 in the date. That head style with the head in that position wasn't used until late 1843.
One of the old ways was with nose oil. Touch the coin area where the date is lightly to your nose to get some oil on it, now lightly rub the coin with a finger to spread the oil over the higher spots.
Conder noted a detail to match the many faces of the fickle matron to determine the last two numbers of the date. That may be the only way peg the date. I noticed a radial die break and many other parallel breaks---or was the coin dragged over a rough surface? Also saw a prominent die crack pointing to the back of the neck. This was parallel to the other die breaks.
Anderspud, I have no clue what to look for, as I found the coins in the basement of an abandoned building we were cleaning out, so dunno what happened to the coin or its history, die crack? Is it worth anything?
