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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 4452210, member: 73165&quot;]I have no idea why anyone paid nearly $150 for a heavily scratched large cent.&nbsp; I would say it&#039;s worth maybe the $25 suggested by the price tag in one of the images.&nbsp; Altered dates of this nature are commonly used as hole fillers, since 1804 is one of the key dates.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, there are some really nice electrotype replicas, many of which were made around 150 years ago, that are nice looking and collectible.&nbsp; I have a 1799 electro that looks to be a mid VF range coin.&nbsp; I paid a couple hundred for it, but were it an authentic coin, it would be more like a $25-30,000 coin.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also got an electro of a 1793 wreath cent, and a proof-only Classic Head half cent, which I paid similar amounts for.</p><p><br /></p><p>These electrotypes are fun collectibles, provided you look at them for what they are.&nbsp;&nbsp; They won&#039;t appeal to everyone, but, IMO, at least they make better hole fillers than that ugly, scratched up, altered cent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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