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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 584446, member: 8959&quot;]Finally delivered to my door this morning, after a trip across the big pond came this 1796 LIHERTY large cent. </p><p><br /></p><p>According to Breen, the LIHERTY feature occurred due to the &#039;B&#039; first being punched inverted, and then corrected.</p><p><br /></p><p>My coin is the S-103 variety, reverse of 1794 with double leaves at &#039;OF&#039; and more scarce (R4+) than the S-104, the other &#039;Liherty&#039; variety.&nbsp; S-104 has triple leaves at &#039;OF&#039; and is </p><p>R-3+.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been looking for an S-103 or 104 for a while, and have seen a few, but they were either way too expensive, or beat up with corroded, porous, pitted or rough planchets. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one shows a nice enough, well balanced planchet with nice color and relatively few defects; and the price was &quot;OK&quot;.&nbsp; Also, it is an S-103.&nbsp; </p><p>The grade is not that great, and there is a minor clip on the obverse (not visible from the reverse), but the LIHERTY feature is clearly visible.&nbsp; I am happy.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s tough being an early date large cent collector, with close to 300 varieties to collect!&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>I would welcome your opinions and comments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks and regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>Eduard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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