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[Hoghead515]

On 1/13/2023 at 1:59 PM, Buffalo Head said:

That is absolutely stunning!!! Ive been wanting one of these so bad I cant stand it. Ever since Ive read the history behind them. That one is one of the best Ive seen. Im eventually gonna get one. Theres no way ill ever be able to get one that nice but Im definately gonna get one some how some way. Ive seen worn out ones at fairly affordable prices but Im gonna try save up and get one where you can see all the detail in it. 

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[Sandon]

   I purchased this chocolate brown, relatively well detailed 1813 "Classic Head" large cent (S292) uncertified at a local coin auction in February 2004 and submitted it to NGC for certification in June 2022.  NGC graded it XF 40, which I think is fair. Many Classic Head cents were poorly struck on dark or porous planchets, making this one especially desirable. They're also hard to find in grades as high as Extremely Fine.

 

[Hoghead515]

I think Ive only shared a couple of my copper coins in this thread before. I dont have many at all. Wish I had more. I really like copper coins. After I finish a couple sets Im working on I plan on getting more coppers. Here is one of my more favorite coppers out of my collection.  Its not a great picture. Cant wait to get better pictures. Its one of my favorite DD coins. Its the 1995 DDO cent. NGC MS67 Red. 

[VKurtB]

Uh oh, do I smell a “For the love of copper plated zinc” thread coming?

Edited February 23, 2023 by VKurtB

[Hoghead515]

On 2/23/2023 at 6:29 PM, VKurtB said:

Uh oh, do I smell a “For the love of copper plated zinc” thread coming?

Sorry Kurt. Wasnt thinking. That last one I posted really dont belong in the copper thread. I shoulda posted it on one of the other threads. I guess its got a tiny bit of copper on it anyways. 

[VKurtB]

On 2/24/2023 at 2:40 PM, Hoghead515 said:

Sorry Kurt. Wasnt thinking. That last one I posted really dont belong in the copper thread. I shoulda posted it on one of the other threads. I guess its got a tiny bit of copper on it anyways. 

Hey, it’s all good. The surfaces are 100% copper. 

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[Sandon]

   Here's a "problem" coin that's nevertheless one of my best coins, a 1793 half cent, die variety C-2, NGC graded Fine details, environmental damage:

Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries.

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[farthing]

Ok, I'll play - farthing sized token catalogued as Middlesex Spence D&H 1095a, the obverse combining the head of a devil with that of the Prime Minister William Pitt, the reverse refers to the Seditious Meetings Act of 1795, commonly referred to as the Gagging Act.  Provenance to Francis Cokayne which is about as good as it gets.  Our host graciously graded it as 66RB.

 

[leeg]

Even after all my years of collecting I still make a few buying mistakes.  

I started a colorful 1957 (birth year) Proof Set and purchased this coin. Wasn't a good image and the coin has numerous flaws:

 

 

Still living and learning. POP 3/1 in 66 BN

[Sandon]

1818 Matron Head cent, N10 die variety, presumably from the Randall Hoard. I purchased this large cent at a local coin auction in 1999.  It is presently uncertified, but I intend to submit it to NGC in the near future.  The photos made the coin look somewhat better than it really is. It is actually somewhat darker and has a large "keg mark" on Liberty's face, which is subdued in the photo. I estimate the grade as MS 62 BN.

Edit 4/21/23: NGC graded this coin MS 62 BN, which, unusually, is the same as I had predicted.

Edited April 21, 2023 by Sandon

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

On 3/5/2023 at 7:48 PM, Sandon said:

   Here's a "problem" coin that's nevertheless one of my best coins, a 1793 half cent, die variety C-2, NGC graded Fine details, environmental damage:

Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries.

@Sandon -  It's great to see a 1793 half cent in any condition.  There were two obverse and reverse dies that create 4 varieties for the 1793 date.  The C-1 and C-2 share the same obverse, with a shallow slope to the underside of the bust shoulder.  The C-3 and C-4 obverses have a more acute curvature to the underside of the bust.  The C-3 and C-4 can be told apart by the proximity of the ribbon to the fraction in the reverse.  The closer of the two is the C-3.

Your coin is a C-3 (R.3).  Thanks for sharing!

Edited March 14, 2023 by The Neophyte Numismatist

[Sandon]

@The Neophyte Numismatist--Thank you. The Stacks Bowers catalog (June 2013 sale, lot 1002) identified the coin as a C-2, incorrectly as it turns out. 

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

This one came over the weekend.

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

On 3/13/2023 at 7:25 PM, Sandon said:

1818 Matron Head cent, N10 die variety, presumably from the Randall Hoard. I purchased this large cent at a local coin auction in 1999.  It is presently uncertified, but I intend to submit it to NGC in the near future.  The photos made the coin look somewhat better than it really is. It is actually somewhat darker and has a large "keg mark" on Liberty's face, which is subdued in the photo. I estimate the grade as MS 62 BN.

 

Very cool!  I also have an 1818 N-10 from the Randall Hoard.  It is amazing to think - we are two collectors that don't really know each other... but, we share a same date, same variety that came out of the same keg under a GA train platform!  I love that kind of stuff.

Another interesting fact is that this was the first large cent I ever saw when I first started collecting.  I could not get the coin out of my mind until I had it.  This is the one that got me hooked on copper!