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Message:: [QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4293931, member: 105571"]From John Wrights The Cent Book 1816-1839  (copyright 1992): The OPs coin looks like Die Marriage N-12 with Obverse 10 and Reverse H The characteristics I cannot make out from the coin photos are underlined. Obverse: BHC: Gap at Brow"Hair cords are strings of beads...There is an open gap between the browlock and the coronet above. Coronet tip is not as sharply pointed as on other beaded cord dies.  A continuation of its leading edge would be well into *6.  The date is moderately spaced, with 1 faintly recut at stand and peak, and 8 strongly recut at lower left.  Lowest curl is about centered over the 7.  IB and ER are joined, with weak upper left serif on E." Reverse: SL:  Accessory E"Letters of legend are small.  Key leaves point PC, SPC, NC, PC.  F is boldly doubled, the original punch tilting left.  Almost the entirety of an E can be made out in the wreath below E in AMERICA.  Small bold center dot with a tiny weaker chip to the right of it." Comment:  I cannot make out any evidence of the Accessory E on the reverse and this is diagnostic of this reverse.  Might be coin's condition or the photographs.  Obverse 10 is the only 1837 that Wright lists as having recut date numerals. If I've mis-attributed this, I would appreciate a correction to further my knowledge.[/QUOTE]