I excavated these 2 1830 large cents from the same site, about 5 feet and 5 minutes apart. The lesser one appears to be an N-9..... Any input sincerely appreciated. Nightowl
My thought is N-2 on the Left and N-4 on the Right. A is too distant from the reverse right stem for the N-9.
I didn't bother looking too much at the one on the right because it was obviously not the N-9. The one on the left has the correct reverse for N-9 but the obverse shows the crack through the top of the 30 of N-2.
I'm most grateful for the input. I looked at 1830 varieties at Heritage until I was cross eyed, and was looking to see what the guys who are up on these had to say. It's a shame it wasn't an N-9, but the odds were pretty slim. These were dug ina field about a city block from the oldest glass making concern in the US. I believe there's a good chance that these were lost when they were new, and one simply held up better in this evil Pennsylvania soil for whatever reason. The soil here in coal country contains way more sulphur than most places, and if you were to see how bad some of the other 17 are that I've recovered, these might strike you as more impressive, given that they laid in this ground forever. It was fun bringing them to light and imagining that the last person to hold these was likely a german immigrant glass blower. I still hold out hope for early US silver, though no such luck yet. Thanks guys ...... I really appreciate it. Nightowl
They probably ended up all in one bag of coins delivered to one bank. Things didn't move around back then the way they do now. Any kind of travel was a big deal. Now we have to fear "pandemic' spread of diseases ... back then that wasn't even dreamed of. Just back in from detecting. I dug an 1835 capped bust dime in pitiful condition. The thing's really worn, and nearly the entire obverse is encrusted ... at least I hope it is .... I don't think it's eaten away. It's in some peroxide right now. Nightowl
