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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26360282, member: 101855&quot;]The reverse is often worn and incomplete and missing on the Liberty Cap Large Cents. The reason is that the lettering is in low relief, and there was no protective rim, to speak of, to prevent wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two high grade examples which show how shallow the lettering is. Both coins are PCGS graded MS-62. </p><p><br /></p><p>1794 Cent</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1682404[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1795 Cent</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1682403[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was in junior high school, I had a 1794 cent which had complete obverse with a very strong date, but the reverse was virtually blank.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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