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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Prethen, post: 57376, member: 1756&quot;]Your $200 budget might be a bit low.&nbsp; I had the same budget for a VF Draped Budget Large Cent and overspent it by $300.&nbsp; I paid $500 for an 1802 cent.&nbsp; The reason for this is because too many of these early cents were struck on poor planchets.&nbsp; Either the planchets are too porous and/or corroded easily.&nbsp; Stay away from any coin with verdigris or corrosion on it.&nbsp; You might not think anything of it but the resell on it will suck!&nbsp; I know, I found that out the hard way with my 1803 Large Cent I traded in at a loss (from what I bought it at over 13 years ago!) to get this 1802 coin.&nbsp; It can be very to exceedingly difficult finding early copper on nice planchets.</p><p><br /></p><p>I asked the dealer, Butternut, if I could find a coin for under $300 in the 1790&#039;s in VF condition.&nbsp; The answer was essentially &quot;No&quot;.&nbsp; You might want to go for a nice Fine to reduce the cost, but I would probably avoid a G/VG simply for the reason that the detail won&#039;t be all there.&nbsp; You might be fine with that, but I&#039;m a stickler for seeing the detail on coins and not have rims completely worn away or having a poor strike, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck on your search.&nbsp; Let us know what you find.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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