Find me a Large Cent (contest)

In case you were wondering this contest is all about me! If it works as planned I will be the big winner.

Your job is to find one of these coins for sale online (not ebay-I already seen the coins available there). If the price is reasonable and I end up buying it then I will send you a prize.
If after a couple of weeks no one is able to find a coin I end up purchasing I will send out a prize to the person who's coin was the closest.
The prizes will be circulated silver coins- dimes, quarters, or halves.

And now, the coins I am looking for...

Braided Hair Large Cents-
1857 in VF or XF (this coin needs to be graded PCGS, NGC, ANACS due to possible fakes)
1844 in VF or XF
1843 in VF or XF
1839 in VF or XF

And since we have currency collectors on the site as well-

National Currency Notes for
Chico California
Redding California

(I already know about the Chico notes available through Executive coin and Horwedel)

 

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1843 ungraded, but I think that it should pass:

http://www.collectorscorner.com/Products/Item.aspx?id=12099318

 

http://www.collectorscorner.com/Products/Item.aspx?id=12186742

This is the only thing I could find retail. Email them and ask for a pic.

Here's an auction coming up:
http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1175&lotIdNo=61038

I don't want a prize. Just trying to help you out.

 

http://www.earlycents.com/new_page_444.htm
thats the 1839
http://www.earlycents.com/new_page_505.htm
1844
those are the only 2 ive found so far...

 

1844- http://www.ebay.com/itm/1844-LIBERTY-HEAD-LARGE-CENT-NGC-VF-DETAILS-IMPROPERLY-CLEANED-/130764719030?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item1e722f43b6
1843- http://www.ebay.com/itm/1843-NGC-VF...45?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item20c1f3f449
1843- http://www.ebay.com/itm/1843-NGC-VF...02?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item20c1f3f41e
1839- http://www.ebay.com/itm/1839-LIBERTY-HEAD-SILLY-HEAD-LARGE-CENT-NGC-VF-DETAILS-IMPROPERLY-CLEANED-/370648191282?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item564c5a9132
there all details graded by NGC, but they aren't that bad

 

Perhaps a question is how much are you looking to spend on the large cent a round about figure?

In any case, here are are about 8 different 44's in different grades ( VF-XF) included, varieties and price ranges.
There is only 1 1839 but in MS63 and no 43's or 57's currently.

http://www.largecents.net/forsale.php

 

Hmmm - my dealers seem to be out of the dates and ranges you mention. I can find 1857 in AU at 900fine, Harlan Berk, or NFC Coins. Now Tom Deck has a very sweet 1839 on Largecents.net, but it is a MS63. Now H. Craig Hamling does have a nice 1839 XF40 - you might want to check out his raw coins also. I don't think you have to worry about getting a fake from him.

 

http://thepennylady.com/coinsforsale/newpurchases.html

1857 xf45 from charmy

 

Some great coins people have found, there are a couple I will need to take a second look at.

It seems there are two different types of pricing on these coins. If the company doesn't determine the varieties of their coins the prices are normally lower, those that do determine the varieties charge more (even on the most common variety).

Since I am looking for the more common coins from each date I would say here are the rough amounts I am looking to pay- Since my grade range is pretty wide the price for each coin would vary as well.

1857-up to $350
1844-under $100
1844-under $100
1839-under $100

 

The link I sent you offers some varieties of the 44 at decent prices at or below your limit.

 

I have placed an order for a pair of coins (one on my list and one not), hopefully still in stock. As soon as I get a confirmation I will post the winner (first winner?)

 

On the 1857 are you looking for large date or small?

 

Either one would have worked. It looks like that is the coin that someone has already found for me.

 

Our first winner is mark_h, I was able to pick up the 1857 cent from Harlan Berk. Also picked up a cheap cleaned 1798 since I didn't have a cent that old. I will be sending him a pm for his prize, thanks to everyone who has given me links so far. Still looking for the perfect coin for the other years so if you find one post it!

 

Oh yeah, the picture-

 

Wholly s*** that's nice! May I ask what it grades and what you payed for it?

 

It was under $300, graded NGC AU50, I had only seen a couple graded 1857's for sale and both were lower grade and over $350.
It is a nice improvement from the placeholder I already had...

 

Is the placeholder for sale?

 

Hey thecoin, I see you are new here. If the open is interested in selling the holed 1857 large cent shoot him a private message as per the forum rules. And :welcome: to cointalk

 

Thanks!