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1794 Liberty Cap Bust Cent: opinions grade/variety please

razorblaydesjrrazorblaydesjr Posts: 124 ✭
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I took alittle bit of a gamble and purchased this large cent. I know how I'm grading it, but would like some feedback from the forum members.

Also, I'm not up to speed on the varieties for this series, but would like to confirm or deny if this is a S-21?

I didn't take these photos, so this is all that is available until the coin arrives and I can post some from my camera. Also, it appears to have a clipped planchet. Hoping this is the case and not PMD.

Thanks in advanced for your input.

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Email me with any questions at jasonmblaydes@gmail.com

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    CuKevinCuKevin Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭✭
    Genuine, Environmental Damage. The details appear to be XF or AU.
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    jclovescoinsjclovescoins Posts: 1,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
    xf details
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    LoveMyLibertyLoveMyLiberty Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭
    It seems to be an S-21, certainly for the rev., but
    due to the poor images, only a guess that it is
    obv. 4. The spacing of LIBERTY , the 8 locks, the
    17 closer than 794 all seem to fit.
    My Type Set

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    BigMooseBigMoose Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭
    It is a Sheldon-21, the Flat Pole variety. VF/XF details but badly corroded.
    TomT-1794

    Check out some of my 1794 Large Cents on www.coingallery.org
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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agree with XF details, corrosion/enviro damage.
    Hey, all of my '94 Lib Caps have enviro damage......




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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
    weird, I posted and wasn't there, now it is...
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    dibdib Posts: 311 ✭
    VF details
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    IrishMikeyIrishMikey Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭
    My grade would be Very Fine 30 details, net Fine 12, corrosion. From the images it appears that the problem at
    4:00 on the obverse is damage, not a clip. All in all, not a bad looking 1794 cent.
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    razorblaydesjrrazorblaydesjr Posts: 124 ✭
    Coin arrived in the mail today. It look sooooo much better in person! I'm very happy with this purchase!

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    Email me with any questions at jasonmblaydes@gmail.com
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    grote15grote15 Posts: 29,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice coin! Surfaces are a bit granular but there are no distracting gouges or hits which are otherwise common on these old copper pieces. Uniform color is very nice, too.


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    PurfrockPurfrock Posts: 545 ✭✭✭
    As a copper guy, I'll bet this one looks 1000x better in hand that in these x-large pictures. (And that's not a knock on your photography skills.) I've own many coins just like at S-21 where I like how it looks as I hold it, but in large photographs it's easy to focus on and nitpick the defects. I'm not sure what you paid, but I think it's a sold example of the variety.
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