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Message:: [QUOTE="gopher29, post: 306666, member: 5379"]Nice coin for $30 mark_h.  It looks like a problem free AG-3. As far as my 1798 cent goes:  I took it to a local dealer today and he told me he sees nothing about the coin that looks fake.  He is a dealer that has 30+ years experience and he spent several minutes closely examining this coin under magnification.  He said that in his opinion this coin is genuine and that he would buy it from me if I wanted to sell it.  I expressed to him the concerns posted here and he told me that it is not unusual for these early cents to have a significantly greater amount of wear around the edges than in the middle.  In fact, he said he has even seen these coins with obverses that would grade much higher than their reverses and vice-verse.  He also stated that he believes the LIBERTY on this piece was initially weakly struck and that a combination of corrosion and striking through a worn die explains this coins irregular appearance.  As far as a grade goes, he stated that the center of the coin has FINE details but that, because of all the corrosion, he can only give my coin a net grade of AG-3.  I disagree with him on that one point and believe my coin is at least a net G-4.  As I explained to him, this coin has a bold and complete date which is highly sought after and hard to find on these lower grade copper specimans from the late 18th century.[/QUOTE]