Thinking about doing a mid to high grade Braded Large cent set

It looks like I should be able to complete a set at a resonable price. I also think they look nice and they will look goo along side of some other sets I am starting. Has anyone else tried to complete one.

Any tips?

 

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Are you talking by date only or only the important varieties, or a complete set including all varieties and dates. Such a thing would be a major undertaking.

 

I want to start just by date and eventually add the varieties.

 

Go for it, the braided hair, also known as the coronet type, is an appealing coin, when my dad was divorced his ex wife sold his large cent collection, man oh man would I love to have that today. It was the only collection besides the roosies and the jeffersons that he completed. They were even pricey for the 1960s.

 

Best tip I can offer is the often said, but the book, or in this case several books. Another might be to look into membership in EAC (Early American Coppers). This will open doors into member-to-member dealings. You also should be aware that EAC members usually grade a bit different that the rest of the coin industry.

Here is a link to a trustworthy source for books... http://www.telecoins.com/

 

Thank you

 

EAC has their own grading standards. Members get a copy with their membership. They also have a terrific newsletter and a great yearly convention. There are a number of EAC folks who sell on ebay but I don't have the names at this time. Computer was wiped out not too long ago.

In looking at coins those attributed and graded by Bob Grellman usually carry a lot of weight with the EAC folks. He also has a great book on varieties for these years.

 

As mentioned get the books. Be very patient with these and the medium VF grades can be found at reasonable prices. I personally think the toughest is the 1839, 1857 and then the lower 1840's. I personally like the F/VF problem free range. Personally before buying I would check this Tom Decks site http://www.largecents.net/forsale.php - I would purchase from him or Shawn Yancey. Shawn typically has the tougher to get varieties and is pricier. I would do that before trying to use ebay. Ebay has more than its fair share of problem coins. Enjoy and have fun.

 

If you have the money to buy some high end pieces go check out the Ted Naftzger collection that The Goldbergs are selling Monday, Lots 600 - 1304 http://www.mkjassociates.com/cgi-bin/ilgvutoc.pl?sale=54

This is a nearly complete variety collection, most of them MS and either Red or red/brown. Most of them Condition Census. There are some really expensive pieces there but there are also some affordable ones as well. If you don't want to go that high, yes the Braided Hair cents can be a very attractive and affordable collection. No date is really a rare date. The 1857 is called scarce but it is always available and the price isn't too much of a reach even for a nice one. You will find it a lot harder to find nice pieces from the early 1840's

 

Yes, I'm in the process of upgrading my complete date set of braided hair large cents.

As far as tips, I would say #1 is to be patient. A second tip would be to give a great deal of thought what type of grade/look you'd like your set to aspire to and remain true to it.

 

Man oh Man those exwifes, oh how mean they can be sometimes.
Bob

 

This weekend, the greatest set ever of Late Date large cents goes on auction - the legendary Naftzger collection.

Though they are premium coins, not all will be stratospheric prices. This might be a great chance to get a "cornerstone" coin for your set... great pedigree, too.

http://issuu.com/goldbergcoins/docs/naftzgerfinal?mode=embed&layout=http%3A//skin.issuu.com/v/light/layout.xml&showFlipBtn=true

edit : Oooops ! Didn't see Conder's prior post.

 

Best of luck, that would be a great set.

 

Tom Deck and Shawn Yancey are top-notch individuals. I have personal dealings with both and give a totally unqualified "thumbs up".

 

There are some really big waves moving throught the Early Copper community right now. Really big, and really good.

This weekend saw two mammoth collections auctioned off - Dan Holmes Early Dates and Ted Naftzger Late Dates (aka Braided Hair). The latter can benefit you. There is a "trickle down" effect - when collectors get the best of the best, they tend to sell off duplicates. It's possible some very nice mid to high grade Braided Hairs will become available thanks to the Naftzger sale.

Also... the Dan Holmes Middle Dates (aka Matron) come to auction in October. It's possible folks will sell inventory (or personal stash) to move into a cash position for that; maybe some nice stuff will pop up, including Late Dates.

BEST WISHES ! I hope you build a wonderful collection. :thumb:

 

I noticed with the Reiver collection alot of the coins started appearing on ebay soon after the sale. I doubt if either of the two collections you mentioned will have that happened, but there might be some nice ones for sale in the next few months.

 

Here is another top notch early copper dealer you can throw into your shopping mix http://www.earlyamericancoppers.com/

Tom Reynolds is a good guy and really knows his copper.

 

The majority of the Reiver sales were "problem" coins. The same cannot be said for the two more recent sales. As a result, I would expect a far lower number of "resales" to occur with these coins as compared to the Reiver coins.

 

Yes this is a good dealer. I have also bought from Shawn before.

 

Yes, you should

Yes, he is

Yes, he does