If it were not for those edge knocks.......

Still a lovely coin, in my opinion.

 

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Those edge knocks are terrible. Send it to me for disposal. I’ll even pay for shipping!

 

I would love to own one of those, regardless of the knocks. The oldest US coin I own is 1800 and she looks a lot more worse for wear than OP's coin.

 

I think the edge knocks are beautiful.

 

Yes the edge knocks are unfortunate, but she is still very nice and I wouldn't kick her out of my collection.

 

Just amazed at the mint luster peeking through around the edges of this lovely elderly lady.

 

Get it slabbed, you might get AU details.

 

Much as it pains me to say this, if you have it slabbed, most of the rim bumps won't show.

 

And, yes. It's still a lovely coin.

 

I own an AU details large cent that is just spectacular except for a bit of edge damage. The obverse and reverse are almost perfect. I agree, the OP said send it in!

 

Thanks guys.
I appreciate the comments and also the advice to get it slabbed. However, putting my coppers in plastic is not an option for me.

 

For her being 224 years old, she looks darn good to me. I'm not quite a third her age and don't look as nice. LOL

 

She graduated from the school of hard knocks with her reputation and some original mint red intact! Very nice, Eduard.

 

Really nice cent.

 

S71 yes? Those die scratches on the eye! S71s are actually very hard to find nice, most have serious problems.

 

Yes, it is S-71, head of 1795. I did not know they are uncommon in better condition.

I guess it is one of those varieties which early copper enthusiasts identify at first sight due to the die scratches (and the distinct head of '95).

 

beef1020, posted: "Those die scratches on the eye!"

I'm confused. It seems others may be also.

Are you a member of EAC? I'm asking to find out if that's what they call those marks near the eye. I only see several die breaks on this coin. One way to differentiate between the two characteristics is that die breaks are squiggly!

 

Nice. That's my 'grail' coin. I'd love to have one in any identifiable condition.

 

What's something like that worth?

 

Breen refers to them as die cuts. I think they are too heavy to be called die scratches, I'd call them die gouges, but die cuts would be a good description.

I don't see any die breaks on the coin, and as far as I can tell even in the terminal stage S-71 has no die breaks. Now if you mean die CRACKS (which I assume you do from the "squiggly" comment) then yes it does have those, but no piece of the die has broken off yet.