62 Days of Large Cents

Super nice coins Mike. Love them all from everybody.

 

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Day late and a dollar short. I have this raw unattributed Large cent I got for christmas through the secret santa excahange.
I am thinking XF-40, and would love to hear opinions and also anybody wanna try for an attribution?

 

Now that's a Large Cent I fell in love with, that's a beaut Mike.

-Shaun

 

Been looking for a while for a nice N2 (large 18). Would love a nice small date too. For now these are all I have. N10 large date, N3 small date, and N2 small/large 18.
Lance.

 

Three 1840s for me:

40 N05 die c with cuds from star 6 to star 8:



40 N8 die d with cuds from star 11 to under date:

 

40 N10 die d with cuds from star 7 to star 10:

 

Beef, Really like that last '40. That's quite a looker!

OK, let's start on 1841....

Here's an N-6 that the old ANACS called an AU 50:


What attracted me to the coin were the relatively nice surfaces. The old hit on the chin doesn't bother me at this grade, nor does the reverse schmutz. Much like the last 1840 I posted, it's just a cool coin -- to me -- regardless of grade or value.

Also, for some reason, I prefer the early 1840's busts over all other designs of the large cent. They just say "large cent" to me, oddly enough.

Have fun...Mike

 

I like that 1841, Leadfoot. This one I bought from Doug Bird years ago. N4. I'd call it mid-grade AU.
Lance.

 

Sorry, late again with the year sequence, but here is my (only) 1838.

Eduard

 

That's quite a coin, Eduard. Nice luster!

Nice '41, Mark!

 

Mike, love that 41 and I agree the petite heads are a very appealing design. I love the patina on that, dark brown toning with light brown on the wear points. Very original.

 

I wish that 41 was mine. Nice coins everyone. I don't have many pictures for the later dates.

 

And here is one of the 1842's I have.

 

Nice color on that '42, Mark..

Here's a small and large date.
Lance.

 

Here is an 1843 to start the day.

 

The petite head 1843 in large letters and small letters. And the mature head large letters.
Lance.

 

Nice coins, guys.

Here are my 42's and 3's....

For 1842 I have only one coin...a large date N-6 (ANACS VF-35):




For 1843,I have this N-8 (petite head, small letters, PCGS AU 58)


And this N-10 (also a petite head, small letters, but this one is graded NGC MS 62 BN ex:Reiver):


The above coin was described in the Reiver auction in Jan 2006 as follows:
1843 1C Petite Head, Small Letters. N-10, R.3. MS62 Brown NGC. XF45 EAC. Grellman state b.
This assertively struck medium brown example is slightly deeper in color on the portrait.
Well struck on the stars and major devices. Short pinscratches are seen on the cheekbone
and above the E in ONE, and a few unimportant marks accompany the obverse field. Luster
beckons throughout when the piece is rotated beneath a light. Ex: George Ramont (8/9/1977). Envelope Included.

Have fun and happy holidays everyone!

 

I didn't get around to attributing these. The first is probably an XF, and the second is an 1844/81, NGC AU50.
Lance.

 

For 44s I have three. First up is a pair of 44 N3 in die c and e with the progression of cuds along the top. The die c is EAC 45/35 and is cc8 of ~20 for the die state. Die state E is much more common and this one is lightly burnished.

 

Next up is a 44 N7 die C with cuds beneath the date and and star 1, it's hard to see the cuds in the picture but they are clear in hand. You can see the end of the cud between star 1 and star 2. This one is rare with around 20 known.