ERROR on Lg. Cent pattern (Judd 149)

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  1. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC

    Hello all. :D

    I've moved back to Maine from a pretty terrible working situation in Virginia.

    I now work at the shop where I started my collecting about 15 years ago.

    The founder of the shop gave me a CD from 2004 with some items found in a safe deposit box, unsealed after decades. I guess the initial deposit box owner went off to fight in WWII and never came home - and then his daughter found the items in '04.

    The boss gave me permission to duplicate and share these images. There are many, but I'll only post a small fraction as I have time.

    This white-metal large cent pattern from 1853 was struck off center. I don't recall exactly how many of the patterns got out and ended up hitting the market, but I really can't see how this would have been able to get out.

    7-1853 (J149) 1 cent - obv.JPG 7-1853 (J149) 1 cent - obv1.JPG 7-1853 (J149) 1 cent - obv2.JPG 7-1853 (J149) 1 cent - obv3.JPG 7-1853 (J149) 1 cent - rev.JPG 7-1853 (J149) 1 cent - rev1.JPG

     
    Evan Saltis, Feb 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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  3. Mr. Numismatist

    Mr. Numismatist Strawberry Token Enthusiast

    Wow, that's something you don't see everyday. Or decade for that matter.
     
    Mr. Numismatist, Feb 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Wow, amazing stuff. So it was a large cent pattern, but the Liberty on it more resembles the one on the gold coins. Interesting.
     
    lordmarcovan, Feb 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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