Can anyone help me with this 1802 Large cent? Obverse imprinted bar? Reverse rim at 11:30? Help me decipher the tag. I found a coin sold on Heritage which shows Breen 1747 as the correction of the "t" from a "y". Thanks in advance.
Hi there. I,m no pro. I,ve been collecting for a few years now though. good stuff there. I have an 1804. don't take this as the gospel truth. just my evaluation. it looks like a mint error coin to me. obverse imprinted bar- looks like some debri was struck into the planchette face. look at the t in united states on the reverse at 11:00, I can see another t struck above the normal t. Long fraction bar- refers to the line in between the 1 and the 100. the later years had a shorter fraction bar I believe...hope this helps alittle. have fun with it and best regards....Old49er
Late die state S-232, from the cud. S-233 shares the obverse but has its' own reverse; I don't know how the writer of that note was unsure. The cut on the obverse is absolutely postmint damage. Note how sharp the edges are by comparison to the worn remainder of the coin - it happened well into the coin's circulating life and hasn't had a chance to wear since.
Also note how the "punch" on the obv has caused a bulge on the rev through the wreath to the first A in AMERICA. If it had been a strikethrough that would not have occurred. As Superdave said it is a late state of S-232 die stage VI. The part about T over Y is because when they were punching in LIBERTY they punched LIBERY, then went back and punched the T in over the erroneous Y and then finished the word. It is hard to see on your coin but you can see the arms of the Y sticking out on either side about half way up the body of the T.
