Your 1794 cent is S-65, the "Shielded Hair" with a normal fraction bar and berry centered under left upright of R in AMERICA. Tom Walker's book...
Larry, I apologize for offending you -- that was certainly not my intent. In my experience, those who nitpick at minute grade-differences and...
Awesome coin! But send it for a regrade? NO! To me, with the scrape on the rx I could not even justify a 65. But playing the numbers-game, you...
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wee bit of wear, so AU detail. But with that dinged-up surface, XF.
Now THAT'S what a 5 should look like! WOWSER of a coin.
Super coin. I'd call it 3 at best for the spots. Might slab as a 4.
Sorry that you also 'won' Covid at EAC22. I know of several of us that did so -- including myself and my bride (of 63yrs so far).
Your 1918 over 1918 cent would have been one of my favorite Lincolns. Had I splurged the necessary bucks, the below coin would have been one of...
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I goofed. Your LC is 1856 N-07, not N-09. Both are common. Sorry 'bout that -- the lates are not my primary series.
Your LC is a rather early-state N-09 (common). I'd call it XF, will probably slab as AU. Really nice-looking coin.
A more comprehensive explanation might be from an article I published in 'Penny-Wise' in 2018 (or so) titled "Coinage of 1857". I have included...
Your 1838 is N-09, very similar to N-14. Biggest diffs are the shape of the lowest curl and the left base of the coronet. Images below are first...
A 'cud' is where a chunk of the die has broken off/out leaving a place that SHOULD be part of the design but had nothing to strike that area. It...
Looks like a cud to me. Carefully check the edges of the raised area. If there is a crack (edge opening) along one edge, I'll accept it as a...
Good answer. Your coin is indeed 1853 N-15. Pic below.[ATTACH]
Barry, Publius -- You guys are just too good and too fast. I wanted to do this one, but y'all got to it before I even saw the post. N6 and N8...
You've chosen an extremely fascinating but *VERY* hotly-contested series. There are over 60 die varieties of 1794 cents, with only the crummiest...
For five bucks you got a bargain. If you like it, KEEP it. If you personally DON'T like it, grab a big profit and run.
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