1826/5 large cent

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  1. jerryc39

    jerryc39 Well-Known Member

    This one could qualify under mrweaselluv's $20 large cent category. Not bad for $22 shipped. Pics are not great but surfaces look decent. G-6 ish?? https://www.ebay.com/itm/402878627144
     
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  3. cpm9ball

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    How could you possibly tell that it was a "6 over 5" from that image under mylar? Do you have a better photo outside of the 2x2?
     
  4. jerryc39

    jerryc39 Well-Known Member

    you can tell by the position of the 6th star pointing left of coronet tip. The leaf position midway between S and O on reverse is also telling. Lastly the 26 in the date is off to the right of the 18 more than the other die varieties.
     
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  5. derkerlegand

    derkerlegand Well-Known Member

    Who would list this with that lousy pic of the obverse?? That said, it's probably better than it looks. Not long ago, I got a 1868 2¢ piece. The pic was too dark to see it well, but it was cheap and I took a chance. I was pleasantly surprised. It was almost VF.
     
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  6. jerryc39

    jerryc39 Well-Known Member

    sometimes people are lazy with their pics. Taking it out of the holder and having better lighting would have helped a lot.
     
  7. yakpoo

    yakpoo Member

    I haven't worked with Large Cents for some years, so I pulled out my ©1956 Howard Newcomb "United States Copper Cents 1816-1857" to verify the diagnostics. I know there is an 1826/5 cent, but for some reason I don't seem see the overdate listed in Newcomb's book. Hmmm...
     
  8. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    From coin facts hard to tell by those pictures. 20210601_154421.jpg
     
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  9. jerryc39

    jerryc39 Well-Known Member

    there also is a die chip off 13th star and a very subtle 5 over the 6 but in those pics you can't see them.
     
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