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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2194162, member: 71510&quot;]I attended a private estate auction yesterday and among the treasures I came off with were two very old cents - one being a 1798 Draped Bust.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t busted it out of the old flip yet to take pictures, I wanted to find out if someone could direct me to some resources online to learn a bit about these before cutting it out of the PVC.&nbsp; Whatever was done - was done.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to do any more to it in case I decide to send it off for grading and authentication.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is by far the oldest US coin I&#039;ve ever owned.&nbsp; It&#039;s amazing to think that this coin was around when our first president was still alive.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been doing some reading on the varieties and the possibility of it being an 1797/8, and I&#039;d like to learn what I&#039;m looking at.&nbsp; Through the PVC it&#039;s hard to see any details, but it does appear there are flat edges around the 8</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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