NewP in a New Area for me... 1818 Cent

[texasrichard]

It's always scary for me to venture into an area with which I'm not too familiar. This coin certainly fits that area. It is really attractive in hand... and I do mean "in hand" as the coin is raw. This is the N-10 which I think is the most common of the 1818's; but that big ole crack has always attracted me to these pieces and now I finally have an example of one.

 

Any comments or info is welcomed, as this is a learning process for me. Since it's raw your "guess the grade" is as good as anyones

 

 

Here's different shots that didn't turn out too well, but do show a different aspect of the coin:

 

[bsshog40]

Nice Cent there Richard. The die crack would sell me too!

[SkyMan]

I know jack about the series, but that sure looks nice to me. I always liked the crack too.

[robec1347]

I've always loved the look of the Randall Hoard cents.

[Bugmann1974]

I have had a Randall Hoard 1818 offered to me localy, It is in a PCI MS63 holder if I am not misstaken. It is an attractive RB cent. It looks correctly graded.

 

What would be a fair price for something like this?

[prudden]

I have had a Randall Hoard 1818 offered to me localy, It is in a PCI MS63 holder if I am not misstaken. It is an attractive RB cent. It looks correctly graded.

 

What would be a fair price for something like this?

 

Green label or Gold label PCI?Be very,very careful with buying Gold label PCI coins.They can be a disaster. Look for altered sufaces etc. I would wonder why it's still in a PCI slab at all considering it's a pretty pricey coin in that grade. $500-$1000 is what your looking at for MS63 R/B.Te more red the higher the price.WE'd sure like to see a good picture.

[Bugmann1974]

I honestly don't remember which PCI slab it is in. I do recall that it is mostly red with some of the minor carbon spotting that a lot of these coins have.

 

I did look at it pretty closely, it looks nice and problem free with no cleaning that I could tell.

 

If I do end up buying it I will be more than happy to post pictures.

 

*edit* The main reason that it is in a PCI slab is because he bought it years ago and the owner has no desire to cross it over. To him "a slab is a slab".

[michael]

from the photos

 

nice looking decent coin with blurry details due to late die state

 

heavily oiled/blue ribboned/care coated

 

very VERY choice au details

 

 

 

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

My word, that's an ugly woman.

[gpnyc]

My word, that's an ugly woman.

 

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