Why am I excited about this Large Cent?

I do not have my reference book on hand to attribute the coin (assuming I was able to). However, I hope it turns out to be what you expect, probably an R-6 or better variety?

 

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I've gotta start paying better attention!

 

I thank you. My budget requires bargains.

 

Marshall, that is a nice S-105 you posted.
Is that coin still an R-5+ ?
CQR (latest edition 2011) has it at R-5-.

 

It has fallen from High R6 in Penny Whimsy to R5+ in Breen's Encyclopedia. My old copy of Robinson's listed it at 6+. I'd check for an error in CQR for it to have fallen below 5+. The best current guess (IMHO) is about 3 dozen specimens.

They would have to have found another dozen to get to R5 and another two dozen to fall to the top of R5-.

 

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I hope you are correct, my friend. It would really add to the value of my S-105
which I found unattributed many years ago.

 

I have coin envy. That is a really nice one with chocolate surfaces.

Additional rarity from the Heritage Archives:

9/11/97 VG10/net VG8 R5 $1265
1/13/05 G6 R5+ $517.50
1/24/06 VG/net G5 R5+ $431.25
2/15/08 PCGS F15/EAC F12, CC-3/4 R5- $6,325
9/6/09 EF45/net VF25 CC-2 or t2 R5+ $9600 Holmes Collection
4/28/11 NGC F12/EAC VG7 or VG8 CC-t6/t7 R5- $3737.50
9/6/12 NGC G4/EAC G4 R5 $646.25
9/26/13 PCGS Genuine/EAC VG10 R5- $2232.50
1/10/14 NGC XF/EAC F12 CC-2 R5- $5287.50

I'd place yours in the EAC VG10 to F12 range. The VG10 has similar to marginally less wear, but the condition of yours is superior. I don't know if that is a net grade or not. The higher grades are nets from higher grades with problem surfaces. This should put your S-105 between 4th and 6th in the CC.

 

Congrats Marshall.

 

I too am a padawan waiting patiently to learn from a master.

 

This is one which I got shortly after quitting collecting and disposing of about 200 Large Cents.

Some things are difficult to let go of.


As you can see, a little damage doesn't deter me from my pursuits. In fact, it keeps it affordable.

 

I put together a date set but never got into the varieties. I bet this one is a doozie.

 

I would have bid up on that one. Nice coin.

 

Can you remind us which variety that is?
I think I vaguely recall you posting this (NC ?) coin a few years ago.

 

I'll start off with why so many cents have holes in them. Back in the days around the War of Northern Aggression (Yes, I'm from the South), parents would send their boys off with a little hard earned money. But knowing they were subject to vices, the mothers would sew coins into the linings of their jackets. Nowadays, people will forget and lose jackets, But back then they were precious for keeping warm so the boys would keep them near and dear.

Anyway this is one of the reasons you will find holed coins.

 

Yes. It's the 1797 NC-5.

 

nice. I like large cents too. My earliest is a 1800 though. Breaking into the 1700s gets really expensive.

 

The above large cent simply needed one hole to be sewn into clothing. Why do double the work and create two holes? Given that the two holes are distantly spaced, it's my guess that the above copper may have been transformed into a "whizzer" for some tyke. Tied with string, fastened or held at each end, the coin is rotated many times. Once wound tight, pulling on the ends of the string will cause the copper to make a whizzing sound as it speedily rotates .... I'm almost old enough to remember these things. I do remember the Philco!

 

Trying to patiently wait until Monday, I remain your devoted pad-whateveritis,
Steve

 

I'm stumped even looking at my Penny Whimsey (which I think should have been called Cent Whimsey, but that's a discussion for another day). I'd venture to guess that you've found one of the elusive unattributed non collectables and I'd be envious. Can't wait to hear the answer.