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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 361661, member: 8959&quot;]How i envy you guys who will be able to attend the EAC convention!</p><p>I have to do all my looking (and eventual buying) from far away!</p><p><br /></p><p>To comment about the main topic of this post: in my opinion, early U.S cents, and also half cents, have a difficult to describe , but undeniable appeal. Maybe it has something to do with thew fact they are so closely associated with everyday life in early America, which i happen to admire a lot. I don&#039;t know. At any rate, i really like collecting them, and now have 26 pre-1800 coppers in my collection. from these, i guess only 2-3 can be described as &quot;perfect for the grade&quot;, no corrosion, verdigris, pits, or nasty rim nicks.&nbsp; The rest are all affected in some way: I am willing to accept light corrosion, and slight granularity as long as the overall design detail is still visible and appealing. I draw the line at holes, plugged or not. Those i will not accept, (I once owned a 1799 cent with an attempted punture - i returned it even if its overall grade was fine 12).&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, i think collectors of early coppers do tend to be more forgiving. Perfect coppers are very rare (and extremely expensive), and let us not forget, these coins originate from a time which was difficult and full of trials for the early settlers of America. Those times were not easy and &quot;perfect&quot;, and the coins don&#039;t have to be perfect either.</p><p>Regards,</p><p>Eduard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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