Well Worn 1796 & 1798 Large Cents

2 pre-1800 draped bust large cents that have been passed down through my family. Not in great shape, but the price was right... Thoughts on grades/value?

The 1796 first:
Would this even make AG? Red Book says AG-3 = Clear enough to identify.
I was able to identify it :smile



The reverse is nearly warn smooth, you can make out a few letters in the USA if you angle it into the light just right. The red book lists 4 different reverse varieties, but there's definitely not enough detail to be able to place this one... Couldn't get a good picture with it in the 2x2, & don't really feel like removing it at the moment...

Now the 1798...
This one's a little better...



and the reverse is even better...




--Paul

 

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nice old cents!!! I like them!

 

Love the history of the large cent, would guess a F-2/AG-3 range on both....

 

Nice coins. Id love to have anything 18th century US

 

Were did the pictures go? I wanna see!!!

 

They are still there.
????

 

In other threads I see pictures, but for some reason not this thread. Maybe when I get home later tonight I will remember to check.

 

the pictures are not showing up on mine as well.

 

now they are gone for me also.

 

Seems that my web hosting service is down... Let me see what I can do...

EDIT: It's down for "Scheduled Maintenance and Upgrades"... I'll post them here when I get back to my other computer...

EDIT AGAIN: They're back!

--Paul

 

And now I see pictures. Nice coins and legacy - I would go AG-3 on both of them.

 

How much do these cost ? I like them !

 

I think they're both AG-3. Decent coins ! Always popular.

 

These 2 were free!

But coinvalues puts the 1798 at $70 in AG-3 and the 1796 at $400! Not that coinvalues is completely accurate to market prices...

--Paul

 

Nice old cents. I like them both!