A Little Copper for the Weekend? ...and a newp for the Braided Hair Date run
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lkenefic
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This came in late this afternoon. Just in time for the weekend! Thoughts/comments/gtg if you wish..
Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
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Comments
Early American copper is at its most desirable when the color is even, light brown with no spots or verdrigris (the green stuff in the reverse of the 1848 large cent).
Looks like a decent original AU50 example.
The green is minimal, and most likely could be removed with a rose thorn/equivalent.
I don't know if I would try acetone (first) or Blue Ribbon, unless you see evidence of PVC or other
haze on the surfaces.
Bear in mind that many of the "perfect" circ large cents were similarly treated by someone, somewhere along the line, to get them this way.
Here’s are three 1848 cents for sale by CVM with choice surfaces, at asking prices of $50 to $425.
Aim for examples like these and you’ll finish with an outstanding collection:
