Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 518101, member: 66&quot;]Maybe not tremendously rare, but in my opinion there s no such thing as a common 96 draped bust.&nbsp; What I can&#039;t figure out is where they all went.&nbsp; Most of th cents struck in the first half of 1796 were actually 1795 cents.&nbsp; Then they struck 109,000 96 caps. In July they switched to the 96 draped bust and they struck three times as many draped bust cents as they did Liberty caps.&nbsp; Yet in the marketplace you only see one draped&nbsp; bust for every ten to twenty 96 caps.&nbsp; You can got to a large show and other than in the copper specialists show you may not find a single 96 bust on the floor.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do like the 1796 cents.&nbsp; It is an amazingly tough year and unfortunately one which is pretty much impossible to complete.&nbsp; I still lack one piece to havall of the Sheldon numbered varieties for that year. (I have all the caps and only lack the S-96 draped bust.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Eduard, Are you a member of EAC?&nbsp; If so are you going to report your early dates for the census?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in