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I managed to get this one, but I can't seem to get the bargain. It jumped from $16 to $180 in the last second.

 

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Perhaps I should have said a steal. $180 is a bargain compared to the cheapest one I could find at $795. This is definitely superior to that one and the one for $825. Of course, if the obverse was just a little better, it would be a $1500 coin.

 

I saw a 1794 1C in Boston the other day for $150, but I think it was too worn to get a Sheldon off it. So I opted out for the 1787 New Jersey 1C M38-Y R4. I got a pretty nice deal.

 

ps I have intentionally left the attribution off to invite new attributers to try their hand at a relatively easy pick.

 

Cherry picked this on a buy it now. It was labeled 1798:

 

I was up early this morning and was researching the Archives at Heritage and stumbled across this:

I believe this is a perfect Reverse which was speculated might exist in the remarks in Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Large Cents.

It precedes Die State I which says this about the reverse:

"Reverse cracked from the bases of CA to the ribbon and down through 00."

This is the crack in question:


I have emailed Heritage to see if they could contact the buyer on my behalf and also see if their specialists concurs. I'd like to track down the coin to verify it's status as a new Die State. I'd love to be able to add something to the numismatics of the early date large cents by discovering a new die state.

 

I have to agree it does appear to be a perfect die state reverse. It is definitely the 206 rev, and I don't see any trace of the crack

 

I heard back from Heritage and they will pass along an offer for me. If accepted, it would allow me to proceed with verification by noted specialists who could assist in making the discovery known within the community.

 

Times up. This is a S-156 R5+ with a reverse of 95(96) which makes it special, even among the varieties.

The S-155 is the most common Rev of 95 at R3 followed by the S-156 at R5+ with the S-176 also R5+, but slightly scarcer. Each have a different reverse previously used on Liberty Caps in 1796. S-155 uses 96E, S-156 uses 96B and S-178 uses 96A.

 

Once I get a better older large cent can you help me with attribution?

 

I'd love to. But you don't have to get a better one. Most are attributable even in low grades.

 

This is another example of a low grade rarity that I just picked up. While corroded, all of the DATE and LIBERTY are visible on the obverse and the entire legend is visible on the reverse.


The key to identification is the connection of the bottoms of TAT on a Reverse of 97 with the inner berry on an extension of the left leg of A(M). Also, the bottom of N is close to the top of the ribbon loop. Thus, S-100 R5.

 

These are enhanced images to make it easier to see.

 

I can't add back through edit, so here's the obverse:

 

I dont have any large cent sheldons, but I do have a 1805 large 5 stems I half cent just subbed to ANACS can you help me with it when its back? Half cents are sheldons right?

 

Half cents are Cohens, and there appears to be four of them... hopefully you have Cohen-2!

http://www.coinfacts.com/half_cents/1805_half_cents/1805_half_cent_varieties.htm

 

Oh yeah I knew the Cohen, its 4 Didnt know if there was a Sheldon cross reference. All large five, stems are C-4 no matter what. 814,464 were minted only 400 survived making it still a nice R3 example.

 

As previously posted, Half Cents are Cohen numbers and I don't have any literature on which to help there beyond basics like if there are die cracks vs scrathes.

 

I have one large cent, but its past Sheldon years. very nice find if you ask me its 1835 Newcomb-19, purchased for $30!!! Its R6.