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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SensibleSal66, post: 24285546, member: 115232&quot;]It was an early morning Metal Detecting hunt in the year 2003 approximately.</p><p>&nbsp;My <i>former</i> friend got an amazing signal just near the edge of an old one room schoolhouse. All that remained was a deep impression in the ground. Up pops an incredible 1851 Large cent that was later determined to be a genuine 1851/81 Variety coin?? It had amazing AU details.</p><p>&nbsp;Here is an example from the PCGS website so you can see what it looks like. I didn&#039;t take Pics unfortunately. Also, here is its description if you wish to read. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp; The 1851/81 Large Cent is more than an overdate, it is a normal date over an inverted date. When the engraver added the date to the die, he failed to notice that the date punch was inverted. Upon realizing his mistake, he oriented the punch correctly and restamped the date into the die. To efface the error, the engraver ground down the die, resulting in a weak undertype and myriad die lines on the lower and right obverse. The 1851/81 Large Cent is a very popular variety and one which can be detected quite easily, even on worn examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint State examples of the 1851/81 Large Cent are scarce. Most are Brown and most fall into the MS-63 and MS-64 grade levels. No Brown examples are known above MS66. Red-Brown examples are very rare and full Red examples are exceedingly rare.</p><p>&nbsp; Does Anyone currently own one of these? I&#039;d love to see one that a CT member has! Please do post. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp; Happy hunting all!!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1547593[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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