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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gatzdon, post: 763897, member: 8247&quot;]Went through a bag of half dollars today.&nbsp; Amongst all the pound of lint, guitar picks, screws, car wash tokens, and other crap, I find this beauty.</p><p><br /></p><p>What appears to be an 1835 Large Cent.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I did some googling and as far as I can tell, it&#039;s genuine, but hence the reason I&#039;m posting here.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The scan doesn&#039;t do this coin much justice.&nbsp; It is pretty beat up, but when tilting it just right in the light, you can read the ONE CENT.</p><p><br /></p><p>To date, this is the Oldest US coin that I have pulled from circulation.&nbsp; In the same bag, I also found an 1893 Columbian Expo Half. The 1893 would have been the highlight as it is the first Columbian Half that I&#039;ve pulled from circulation and the oldest US coin that I&#039;ve pulled from circulation (but not by much).&nbsp; Unfortunately, the Columbian Half will never get the recognition that it deserves having been found in the same bag as the large cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question is, do you guys think the large cent would grade any higher than F02?&nbsp; Do you think this coin is genuine.&nbsp; I really don&#039;t have any books on large cents, but I&#039;m always up for learning.&nbsp; Looking at the coin in hand, it looks more like abuse than anything else.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for any feedback.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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