I have found myself interested in Large Cent's after purchasing this coin for my type set. That said, I could use a little help. I have searched a good bit and cannot seem to find anywhere to purchase book(s) that would be best for identifying the various varieties. At the moment, it seems like the references from William Noyes would be best, but I cannot find them nor Breen or Shelton for sale anywhere. So, any advise on where to 'buy the book(s)' would be appreciated. Second, I am interested to know if anyone has any ideas on this coin in particular. What I noticed is that both the I and Y in Liberty appear to have been repunched. It is most visable in the Y. Hopefully the images provided will be helpful. Thanks!
You can go here: http://www.largecents.net/books/bookindex.html and it'll tell you how to order from the authors what in my opinion are two of the best books on middle and late date large cents.
T is repunched too you can see the doubling at the top as to books on middle date large cents I also lack I can't seem to find either for a realistic price my penny whimsey getting worn out tho
I think I saw this coin in The Cent Book on pg 54 He called this version close date with stars away. R3 rarity. Nice coin by the way!
it also lists a different reverse die that is much more common and only R1 you need to post a pic of reverse to tell which one this is.
your coin I think is pictured on pg 55 and its a close date with stars away with a square-serif letters reverse. R-1 rarity thats my best guess!
Unless you luck into a used copy the only source for the Noyes books is numismatic literature dealer Charles Davis http://www.abebooks.com/home/NUMISMAT/
Actually you can see doubling on the I the inside bottom of the e the top of the t and the y is obvious almost all the letters in liberty are repunched
Thank you again for all of your responses. I have ordered several books from Abe's, and a couple others I found elsewhere.
