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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Omegaraptor, post: 8152373, member: 76105&quot;]You got it! 1796 Reverse of 94, S-102 R-4. I’m over at college so I don’t have my usual photo setup, but I took these showing a bit more detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1422213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1422214[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>All four date digits are visible under the right lighting but it’s tough to photograph. Either way, at R-4 this is actually one of the more common 1796 DB cent varieties! “Common” is not the right word to use for any 96 Bust though.&nbsp; The most frequent varieties are R-3, and most are R-5. 96 Busts are tough coins in any grade, any reverse type - and nice ones especially tough, given haphazard production and planchet quality. This one took very little time - once I saw the ribbon loop I knew this was special compared to the vast majority of “dateless” Draped Bust large cents. Probably worth a few times what I paid, but this one is definitely staying in the collection. Very tough date at a massive discount, and really - there’s something uniquely special about those Liberty Cap type reverses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also the oldest US minted coin in my collection, beating my 1797 Gripped Edge cent. (Anyone got a cheap 94 Cap?)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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