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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 1637566, member: 21705&quot;]This is a beat up and corroded coin which would normally be of little interest, BUT...</p><p><br /></p><p>It is improperly described as a type of 1796 to 1807 and this is not the case. It is a Liberty Cap. Next, it cannot be either a 1795 or 1796. First the clearance between the hair and LIBERTY is too great for any Liberty Cap after 1794 and second, the small M in AMERICA was never used after 1794. Now I can&#039;t be confident on the Sheldon Attribution, but S-24 or NC-8 both appear to be possibilities. Unfortunately, I just can&#039;t do any better with the coin in this condition. I haven&#039;t even eliminated others after failing to eliminate one of these.</p><p><br /></p><p>But here is a 1794 which should be easily verified with a scale since even in this condition, it should weigh considerably more than the 168 grains of the thin planchets and have a lettered edge.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1796-1897-No-Date-Large-Cent-Type-of-1796-to-1807-%2F140915848503%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem20cf3d3537" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1796-1897-No-Date-Large-Cent-Type-of-1796-to-1807-%2F140915848503%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem20cf3d3537" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1796-1897-No-Date-Large-Cent-Type-of-1796-to-1807-/140915848503?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item20cf3d3537</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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