Got out to the LCS today and was able to snag this beauty for my type set. 1838 Coronet Head in (seemingly) uncirculated condition. There's a bit of rim chatter going on here and a die crack around 2:00 but this is a solid upgrade for my 7070. The current slot holder looks like it got run over by a tractor so this one is a huge upgrade. I'll be dropping her into a nice little acetone bath tonight before she settles into her new home later. Honorable mention is this '92-CC Morgan, which will be happily placed in my album until I find an upgrade for her. There was an '89-CC available, too, but it wasn't very eye-catching (and cleaned) but I might end up going back soon just to get it anyways. It's not every day you see one available in the raw, so hopefully it's still there if I manage to get back soon!
Just going on the die crack, does anyone here have the book on Newcomb varieties? If so, is this a Newcomb-4? I see the crack is also at the date, but very faint.
I can't help with the variety on the cent, but I will say... based on the disruptions in luster in the field, I'd grade it AU-58. It is very just barely circulated. In particular, look at the fields behind her head between the stars on the obverse, and between the One and wreath on the reverse. Is the chatter on the rim normal on these, or would that be considered damage? I don't know enough about the series to judge that.
