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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4035923, member: 66"]Slightly scarce date maybe, but a common variety. There are several varieties much scarcer than the OP coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would agree the slab grade it too high, I'd probably call it VF-30 sharpness and and an EAC net 20.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you can get all the half cent varieties you can make a real name for yourself. So far only one person has ever managed to do it (Counting just the circulation strikes. The one person that managed to do it had all the proof varieties as well.) Roger Cohen was thought to have done it, but after his death when his collection was sold it was determined that both of his 1796 varieties were fakes. Goldbergs is selling Rod Widok's collection next month in their pre-Long Beach sale. It is a MAJOR collection and it has 90 of the 99 varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/toc_auc.php?sale=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/toc_auc.php?sale=0" rel="nofollow">http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/toc_auc.php?sale=0</a></p><p>lots 400 - 602</p><p><br /></p><p>And if you go there have a look at the Doug Bird collection lots 1 - 179. At EAC conventions Doug always described himself as a collector of low grade large cents. In the sale there are only a few lots estimated at less than 5 figures. The coins are breathtaking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4035923, member: 66"]Slightly scarce date maybe, but a common variety. There are several varieties much scarcer than the OP coin. I would agree the slab grade it too high, I'd probably call it VF-30 sharpness and and an EAC net 20. If you can get all the half cent varieties you can make a real name for yourself. So far only one person has ever managed to do it (Counting just the circulation strikes. The one person that managed to do it had all the proof varieties as well.) Roger Cohen was thought to have done it, but after his death when his collection was sold it was determined that both of his 1796 varieties were fakes. Goldbergs is selling Rod Widok's collection next month in their pre-Long Beach sale. It is a MAJOR collection and it has 90 of the 99 varieties. [URL]http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/toc_auc.php?sale=0[/URL] lots 400 - 602 And if you go there have a look at the Doug Bird collection lots 1 - 179. At EAC conventions Doug always described himself as a collector of low grade large cents. In the sale there are only a few lots estimated at less than 5 figures. The coins are breathtaking.[/QUOTE]
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