1842 Large Cent

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by bqcoins, Jan 13, 2009.

  1. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    It has been awhile since I posted pics of anything nice, so I thought I'd grab one of my more recent finds and put it up. This 1842 cent is the large date type, but I love the small letters on the reverse. I had a hard time deciding whether it was VF or XF, so if you've got any thoughts on the matter let it fly.
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    bqcoins, Jan 13, 2009
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  3. breakintheweb

    breakintheweb Senior Member

    I would say it needs more detail in the hair to be in the vf range.
     
    breakintheweb, Jan 13, 2009
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  4. borgovan

    borgovan Supporter**

    VF-20. Possible light corrosion - can't tell from pictures.
     
    borgovan, Jan 13, 2009
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  5. Leadfoot

    Leadfoot there is no spoon

    VF details
     
    Leadfoot, Jan 14, 2009
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  6. breakintheweb

    breakintheweb Senior Member

    Sorry, my post was suppose to read.

    I would say it needs more detail in the hair to be in the XF range.

    I guess i need more sleep.
     
    breakintheweb, Jan 14, 2009
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  7. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    Will look at it more when I get home from work - my initial thoughts were VF details.
     
    mark_h, Jan 14, 2009
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  8. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    Surfaces rather rough.
    At first I thought a problem with the original planchet.
    But then I felt that shouldn't carry over to the devices.
    So now I think environmental damage.
    Degrades an otherwise nice coin.
     
    kanga, Jan 14, 2009
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