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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BigsWick, post: 111307, member: 3534&quot;]Could use some help with this one…..</p><p><br /></p><p>About 6 months ago I bought this 1838 Coronet Large Cent:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/BigsWick/1838_Coronet_Large_Cent_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/BigsWick/1838_Coronet_Large_Cent_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is in perhaps EF-40 condition and has no excessive wear that I can find. The &quot;streaks&quot; are a result of toning. I do not believe it has ever been cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last week I bought a Dansco United States Type Album, # D7070, and last night I started putting the coins in it. I got to this 1838 cent and found that the album’s slot reserved for the Coronet Large Cent was too big for my coin. I’m guessing that the slot measured 29mm or so in diameter, what I take to be normal for that series of cent. I’ve based my assumption on the diameters listed for Large Cents minted until 1840. However, the coin is more on the order of 27mm +/- in diameter, and it fit nicely into the slot reserved for the Braided Hair Cent, a coin measuring 27.5mm. What gives?</p><p><br /></p><p>In summary:</p><p><br /></p><p>-I don’t think Dansco made an error with their album. The slot sizes seem to match up correctly with what I find listed in the price/value guides.</p><p><br /></p><p>- I don’t believe my coin to be counterfeit. I purchased it from a reputable dealer who has always been square with me.</p><p><br /></p><p>- I’ve compared the cent with pictures of other 1838 Large Cents and everything seems to match up. Unfortunately I don’t own another large cent to compare it with.</p><p><br /></p><p>- I don’t believe anyone would forge a phony 1838 cent- over 6,000,000 were minted- hardly worth the return for the effort.</p><p><br /></p><p>OK, so has anyone else ever run into this or something similar? Is it possible that my cent is simply smaller in diameter (for what ever reason) than others of that year or series? I have read about that happening with other coins in the various Large Cent series.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any help would be appreciated![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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