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Message:: [QUOTE="Cringely, post: 2060603, member: 22271"]No way would I call that an AG-3. While the obverse (ignoring the damage, which is not trivial) approaches an EAC grade of AG-3 [using the Grading Guide for Early American Copper Coins], the Reverse (again without damage) is a Poor-1, netting the entire coins an EAC Poor-1.I know this for a couple of reasons, one being I have a S-9 Wreath ANACS graded as Poor-1 because of the Reverse (which still has enough detail to identify the Sheldon-9 variety). And this is a coin without any holes. Now add in the damage on your pictured coin and you get one that (allowing for a recognizable obverse) really should be priced no higher than a Poor-1. I would't offer more than $500 for the coin, and then only if you need to have a 1793 dated coin and don't care what it looks like. Also remember that when you go to sell it, you'll most likely not get back what you paid for it. (and when you make the offer, give the reasons why you are making such a (low to the seller) offer). Finally, if you want a Wreath Cent, I'd contact any of the copper specialists listed on the EAC website <a href="http://www.eacs.org/links.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.eacs.org/links.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.eacs.org/links.html</a>, give them your budget and see if they can help you. You'll get a better coin and one that you can be absolutely sure is genuine.[/QUOTE]