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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3124069, member: 66&quot;]No large cents were struck dated 1815 due to a lack of planchets.&nbsp; All the planchets were supplied by Boulton &amp; Watt of England and the shipments stopped during the war of 1812.&nbsp; The last of the planchets on hand were struck in 1814.&nbsp; After the war ended new orders for planchets were placed but they did not arrive until December of 1815.&nbsp; Rather than make up 1815 dies and and produce just a small coinage before the end of the year, coinage began using the new matron head design using dies dated 1816.&nbsp; This left a break in the continuous production of dates of cents and collectors filled that hole in their date runs with altered date coins.&nbsp; Usually altered 1845 coins but occasionally altered 1813 Classic heads.&nbsp; Usually the 1845&#039;s are rather crude, but I have seen some excellent altered 1813&#039;s.&nbsp; Surprising these altered coins can sometimes bring some pretty good money. I find it surprising because you can still get an 1845 cent pretty cheap, alter it and if you do a decent job make a profit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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