Love that die state. You don't need to ask "Where's the beef" with that one!
The "braided hair" is the N8 - the 1839 head of 1840. The RB gives it the same classification as the later petite and mature heads of 1840-1857....
1828 N8. The E in CENT leans left and the N in ONE leans right. Obverse shared by 8,9, and 11. Reverse is unique to the N8.
1798 s-160 [IMG][IMG]
A correction to my post above "Additionally several other branch cracks develop in the left upper and lower fields in the later states." should...
Oops.. nothing like repeating oneself
The coin has quite a bit of wear and coupled with photos as an attribution guide it's difficult to determine the exact die state. The crack from...
It's a middle-late die state of the S-185 (1798). Evident diagnostics - obverse crack from above eye through Y to rim. Crack from throat/neck...
Nice '38! It's the late die state of the N-10 that develops into a retained CUD. The reverse is shared with the N-9 and N-14 close dates, but the...
The "low 9" obverse is common to two varieties, the s-184 and s-185. So one has to look at the reverses, which in most cases are slam-dunk...
N-15. RB MS 63 - maybe.
Nice pick-ups Mainebill. Good to see the thread endures. A new 1794.....not my usual forte, but I'm lovin' more and more - dang- and may...
The I in UNITED is dotted by the dentil. The position of the leaf tip under D in UNITED is just above center and positions of other leaf tips to...
Wow! talk about tough. However, I do not believe this is an s-197. The fraction bar is too long IMO. The fraction bar on the s-197 extends to over...
I have seen much worse in the way of photos. But it wouldn't hurt to hang onto the day job for a while ;)
Brian, looks like an EAC F15, possibly slightly nicer details, to me with light even surface porosity-somewhat lower net- maybe a 10+. The coin...
Although not mentioned, I assumed you have posted stock photos of a '94, 96 C-1, and 97. And that the other pics (in hand) are your ground find....
Looks good sole based on pics. Cleaned and possibly retoned - XF or better detail. Weigh the coin.
Looks good solely based on the pics. Hard to tell, but XF-AU detail, cleaned. Maybe recolored. As noted you might weigh the coin.
You really don't need a date. The trajectory of the stem is unique. There are also other confirmation points to further support the diagnosis...
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