This coin is not in my wheelhouse as far as collecting goes. Thought if I could get it at a good price I might resell it. Can't really do that...
what bothers you about the coin?
what are authentic concerns numist?
Not my coin yet but thinking about buying it. What grade and value would you give her?[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
lots of detail on the coin. Probably higher vf sharpness but quite a bit of porosity. Surfaces look rough and pitted from ED
not a silly head. Braided hair cent type of 1840. Looks real enough but pretty beat up.
Looked like a textbook AG-3 to me. $23 shipped seemed like a good deal.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Thank you
when I looked at graded examples by PCGS the coin looked like it had more detail than the XF-45 examples. As far as luster maybe not so much.
Looked like a decent example to me for $33. Looks like AU sharpness to me. Pics are just so-so taken without taking coin out of 2x2.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
pretty sure yours is an N-6
I think I am going to have to send this one to Bob Grellman to fire out what die variety it is. Has to be N-13,23,25, or 26. Three are R-5 and...
nice one!
I was thinking F-15
I think it has vg sharpness with enough environmental issues to not straight grade. Decent coin though.
in the ag-3 camp
2001 version of THE book for attributing Braided hair large cents. I have used it for years and the book has paid for itself by finding rarer...
no worries!
checked several for sale now on e-bay and for the most part the EN on reverse looked well struck. Was wondering about fakes after you said that.
Have not bought many of this series but the seller had this listed as VG. I thought it looked high VF to XF. Seemed like a good buy for $54...
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