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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Omegaraptor, post: 3197411, member: 76105&quot;]Don’t forget that many of the early large cents (1794-96 and some 97 varieties) were struck on poor quality Coltman blanks, which impacted their quality even more. 1793s were made on scrap copper of even lower quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>My 1798 S-184 is brown, and my 1797 S-121b is almost jet black. The S-121b is slightly porous, but I think the way the different planchet reacted made the difference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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