Please grade this 1848 Large Cent

Does anyone know what variety this is?

Please, how would you grade this?

Thanks

Darryl

 

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I'd say it's a F-15/VF-20.

 

VG-8 cleaned

 

Wow, that's a big difference between the two of you - Any ideas where I should go to try and figure out the variety?

Thanks

Darryl

 

Grades (IMHO):

TPG net grade: Fine details, cleaned, net VG.
EAC grade: F 15 details, Scudzy, net G 5.

I can't tell from the photos which of the 46 different 1848 varieities it is -- they are difficult enough to attribute in mint-state. However, a closeup of the date would help. I have a Grellman reference and if you post a closeup pic of the date, I'll take a shot. Be forewarned, attribution of a coin in this state may not be possible.

Hope this helps...Mike

 

I'll post one in a minute,
Thanks

Darryl

 

Here is a close up.

Thanks

Darryl

 

Can you get it any closer/larger? Also, don't sharpen the photo at all -- I'll take care of that. In fact, take the largest photos you can of the entire coin, along with the max-sized closeup of the date -- that will all help.

No rush, I'm headed out in a little bit so it is unlikely I'll have a chance to really dig into it until tomorrow afternoon.

Take care.....Mike

 

I'll work on it, Thanks Mike

 

Here is the best I could do. I have not done anything to the picture except crop them and compress them to a file size that will fit.

Hope this helps.

Darryl

 

VG-8 cleaned

 

Obviously Mike knows his stuff, so who am I to disagree.
(And I probably would not anyway).

 

I put uncompressed photos in the members gallery for anyone that wants to see it without all the pixelation.

Thanks everyone - will post a few more for your viewing pleasure...

Regards

Darryl

 

Well my Newcomb book only shows 35 varieties. From the date I would say N-8. For the grade VG-8 cleaned. Looks like the coin has found a good home.

 

Thanks Mark, Yes - It's a keeper for sure. Have to wonder what it looked like before it was cleaned? No matter, still a nice piece of american history.

Regards

Darryl

 

f-12.

 

I usually collect non-US coins but I have these two large cents from 1848.

You can grade them also, please.

 

Hi willieboyd,

The top coin appears that it might squeek by with an EF-40 (original) Brown and the bottom coin will grade at VF-20 with an old cleaning!


Frank

 

VF-20 and F-12 respectively

 

F-15 details cleaned net VG.