I found this one recently in a lot of coins and I was trying to figure it out. It looks like a patent issued January 8, 1862 and an address 16 Harwood North. There's a 16 Harwood St. North in Andover Massachusetts and four other 16 Harwood addresses in New York. I'm guessing the current address is a business and not a residential address, I don't think it would have changed that much. Also, the lot was shipped from an address in Massachusetts. This one is all over the place. Any help with this large cent would be appreciated, especially from you New Yorkers! @paddyman98
I found this in a list of patents: Harwood, Luther W., assignor to Philip P. Stewart.......Troy, NY....... Stove Plates, Parlor......(Design)........Jan. 7,1862. https://www.google.com/books/editio...y+8,+1862+Harwood&pg=PA59&printsec=frontcover
Glad to help. I am curious as to why it was stamped into a coin if this is truly what it is referencing. Did they do that as coins were more durable to carry than paper?
This made me smile, as I was researching the patent date, the date stamped into the coin looked to be a 6 overstamped with an 8. I wondered if it was because they didn't have a 7. Low and behold when the Harwood patent information came up, it was on the 7th. I am sure none of this has the possibility of being true, but it is kind of a comical coincidence.
The off center appearance is due to the counter stamp pressing the coin flat, not the minting process. Notice the flat, uneven, out of round edges caused by the counter stamping.
That’s at the bottom or six o’clock area. I’m looking at the 3 stars between 9:00 and 12:00. That to me looks to be off centered. I can not imagine the coin being that round in that area, with details left from minting, moved due to the counter mark. Off centered coins from this time frame are considered common.
