1796 Large Cent

Very Nice, I wish the new home was mine!

 

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Just the lightest of rub...

 

That's a jaw-dropper coin, for sure! Thanks for posting!

 

I have one question about this coin. It almost seems too good to me true. Can this be one of the Coppers which was worked on by one of the early Copper Society experts?

Ruben

 

Not even in my dreams.
Someday I'd like to own a coin before 1820 that was above AG.

 

While I know this makes a difference in the scheme of things, but with this coin - who cares. This is an eye appealing beauty with a superb color. One I will just drool over and enjoy.

 

You know as far as I can tell there really isn't anything that makes me think that. I ran a black light over it, as I do most high dollar coins. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary as far as extensive work, patching, or any foreign substance on it.

I just think it seems to good to be true because it is a very seldom seen coin in this grade. I am always suspicious when looking at coins like this... but didn't have a problem with this one.

 

Matt- what is a black light, and what does it show?

 

This is very similar to what I use. Those creepy fun house lights.. haha



It will show differences in a coin that has been fixed versus a coin that hasn't been worked on... to an extent. If a coin has had anything added to it such as a putty or any other foreign substance the blacklight will cause it to glow when you normally wouldn't see it.

 

Very nice coin, realy stunning. :thumb: :bow:

 

Positively exquisit:eat::eat:
Enjoy whiile you have it.

 

The kind of work we are talking about would have been done in the 1920's to the 1950's and was as prevalent then among copper fans as steroids were in 1990's with Baseball. It might even be something that can't be avoided in high end coppers. That strike is just awesome and I don't think that if the coin was worked on that it would affect the value do to the history of these coins and the delicate nature of copper. I was just looking over the eyes and details and just wondering if this might be a good example of the "craftmanship" of those early copper experts. Only the biggest experts with decades of experience would really know, people who have seen a lot of before and afters in their travels at auctions. SO, just to be clear, I'm mostly interested in the question from a historical perspective.

Ruben

 

That coin is breathtaking. I'll never be able to afford a liberty cap in that condition unless I win the lottery or Ruben loans me the money.

 

Harry - have you seen me post any new coins of late

Ruben

 

Not of late, however your website contains coins that many collectors will never see in their lifetime. You have a very nice collection Ruben.

http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html

 

Really? Thanks. I think of most of them as quite common. Just one or two truly specially coins. This one was stolen by a family member.

 

1/4 OZ gold eagle stolen by a family member? Thats very dishonorable, sorry to hear that.

 

two was stolen and my W uncirculated ASE, whatever year that was which is rare. Also $500 cash and all the kids savings bonds. Very ugly story.

Ruben

 

That's not quite accurate. Not every copper coin, nor every high-grade one, has been worked on, especially not to the degree you're implying. Also, any piece that has been will, unless the work was done to remove or repair an exceedingly unsightly blemish (and I mean truly brutal) that coin is forever diminished in the eyes of the members of EAC. Even the coins that really needed it do take a net-grade hit, just to a somewhat lesser degree tna if they had been left alone. I should stress here that situations like that are the exception and NOT the rule. As has been said before, for every coin that is improved by being fiddled with a hundred will be ruined.

I certainly can't claim decades of experience, but I don't believe that coin has been molested. I've seen coins that warranted it and those that didn't after - none looked like that.

Very nice large cent sir.