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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 1491997, member: 24544&quot;]If you are interested in the late dates, 18040 - 1857 then let&#039;s do non-common dates as 1841, 1849, and 1857, and in the closer you get to 1856 the cheaper the coins get.</p><p><br /></p><p>In asking about what grade I would advise you to be more concerned with condition then with grade.&nbsp; This can be quite challenging when it comes to early dates, but in general with non-rare varieties of late dates you can and should get a nice coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Books, depends on what you want to do. If you are interested in one $100 coin then wing it. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, if you think this series might be of interest to you then copper quotes by Robinson is a must, it is THE price guide for large cents as it lists prices for each variety by condition, includes census info and quick lookup for each variety. If you get interested in varieites, which I highly suggest <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, for me books are as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>Eary dates (1793-1814) - Sheldon is useful and cheap,&nbsp; Breen&#039;s encyclopedia is a little more expensive but has much more information (I have both)</p><p>Middle dates (1816-1839) - Wright&#039;s The Cent Book is my preference over Noyes but both are good ( I have both)</p><p>Late dates (1840-1857) - Grellman&#039;s Die Varieties of United States Large Cents is the only book to consider.&nbsp; Newcomb&#039;s book was a major achievement for it&#039;s time but is hard to use, outdated, and missing a significant number of very important varieties as they were unknown when he wrote it.&nbsp; It may be nice as part of a library, but it&#039;s usefulness as an attribution guide is dwarfed by Grellman, I&#039;m talking flint rocks to butane lighter difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>You do not have to become a variety specialist and if you collect late dates and do not know varieties I think that puts you in the vast majority of large cent collectors.&nbsp; I happen to really enjoy them and would encourage anyone to try it, but it does take a special kind obsession to try for 360 or so varieties from 1840 to 1857, and don&#039;t even get me started on die states.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, if you like large cents I would highly recommend joining early American copper club, it will put in touch with other like minded collectors and dealers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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