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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 111833, member: 66&quot;]I forget what the year range the hole in the Dansco covers but it is at least 1816 - 1839.&nbsp; The problem come from the fact that in 1836 they began using steam presses and close collars to strike the cents.&nbsp; Once they did that the diameter of the cent became a constant 27.5 mm.&nbsp; But before then they were struck using screw presses and open collars that merely centered the planchet but did not restrict its outward expansion.&nbsp; For that reason the diameter of the large cents from 1793 - 1835 the diameter of the coin was dependant on the strength of the strike and they varied from 27 - 29 mm.&nbsp; Since the hole in the Dansco covers both collar types they made the hole larger so as to make sure that the older coins could actually be put into the hole.&nbsp; Unfortunately this means that many of the earlier cents won&#039;t fit well, and none of the post 1835 cents will fit.&nbsp; So you will have to use a shim for these smaller coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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