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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24889318, member: 101855&quot;]I have been gradually working on a set of large cents by die variety. I&#039;ll probably never finish it because the a decent 1799 is out of range, but it&#039;s interesting to add another date now and then. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found these two dates at the recent FUN show. </p><p><br /></p><p>An 1843. This one is graded NGC MS-62 Brown, CAC. I am a little surprised that CAC liked it, because I&#039;m not so sure that the color is original. It does have nice eye appeal, however. I had been looking at this one on-line for a month or so. I bought it when I saw it in person. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1598776[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The second one is an 1839. This one has made some rounds at the major auctions. It is a &quot;Booby Head&quot; variety. This one is MS-63, Brown. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1598777[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I am close to having a &quot;short set,&quot; which would cover the Braided Hair cents from 1840 to 1857. I need one more date. </p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose I will look for the pieces in the 1820s and &#039;30s I don&#039;t have, with a bit more in earnest, but in lower grades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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