1802 Large Cent -- GRADE Please

Please let me know what you think the grade is for the 1802 Cent attached.

What is its value and or price? :hammer:

Thank you.



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Gorgeous coin! One of the reasons I love/hate early copper is illustrated with your coin, that being the uneven obverse and reverse. I would call it XF+ and VF reverse, net grade it down due to the slight rim dings to a net VF30.
Then I would pay XF+ money or maybe better cause its so darn nice!
Congrats on the piece, and if you ever sell it, hope for a buyer like me.
Without having the coin in hand and checking the variety, I would hesitate to put a value on it. I would be confidant that 300 would be about the minimum, and the high end depends on variety and "in hand" grading. It could be much much higher if you get lucky! Please remember that some issues had weakly struck reverses and as such the coin could grade out higher, and if in hand the coin shows color or corrosion issues, it could grade out lower. Good luck! Mike

 

Thats a coincidence, i just bought a 1802 large cent from my dealer yesterday for 10 bucks. its only in AG though. I would say yours is in VF-30.

 

Pretty piece ... I love 'em.

Howza 'bout VF35 cleaned. Maybe XF40.

 

vf at the least

 

I'll go along with the VF and cleaned ( so few of them wern't). Very nice, wow, would make a great addition to my 1796-current year set.

 

XF detail, cleaned and recolored, net VF.

Nice coin, and provided the price is right, it is a lot of coin for the money...Mike

 

I want to say it is a S-233, not sure thought. To me it looks XF40, cleaned and re-colored. I am still not sure about net grades but still a really nice coin.

 

That's gorgeous! I would say XF-40.

 

I think it's actually an S-232, R-1. It has the same obverse as the S-233 with the rim break below the 1 in the date, but a different reverse. I would say the coin has XF details, net VF for color. It's a great coin, especially for a type set!

 

Yep - you are right. I now see things I missed before.

 

How was it recolored?

 

Show off.....just kidding

 

I would guess Dellers Darkener...Mike

 

Another way is to boil old walnuts in water, down to a somewhat thicker consistancy and then soak the coin in it.
That is the way they used to darken and treat sandstone, in the old days.

 

Cool ! So now the trick is finding aged walnuts. I hear those from 1802 are best. :goof:

Maybe E-bay !

 

LOL

My back yard is filled with black walnuts.
They're not 205 years old though.

 

Your tree might be tho....