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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1212314, member: 26302&quot;]Hobo answered this well. </p><p><br /></p><p>From what I have read large cents circulated long after small cents came into being. The amount of wear on this coin and the type of alteration leads me to believe the alteration was done after all of the wear had occured, so after it was pulled from circulation. The alteration is comical though, so I believe its old. Best guess would be somewhere between 1860 and 1880 they altered this coin, most likely closer to 1880 due to the level of wear. These coins were not soft like gold or silver, it takes a lot of usage to wear out a large cent. I have seen large cents taken out of circulation during the civil war in hoards. The mid 1840&#039;s were typically not this worn, this level of wear would have been an 1820/1830&#039;s coin in those hoards. That is where this guess is coming from.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other than that pure guess of mine, I have nothing to add to Hobo&#039;s answers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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