Another “dateless” Draped Bust LC - Attribute the Variety
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Snagged this one for $25 a few days ago and it has arrived. See if you can ID the Sheldon variety.
Hint: the reverse is very unique compared to nearly all Draped Bust LC varieties.
"You can't get just one gun." "You can't get just one tattoo." "You can't get just one 1796 Draped Bust Large Cent."
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I will go as far as it is stemless. To hazard a guess 1797 S-131. I focus on Late Date cents myself. For most you need a loupe and AU or better condition to tell the variety.
i thought 131 too but seemed just a bit off so i continued down the list but kinda got wore out in the 1800s. had a crap ton of stuff to do today.
look forward to the reveal.
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I like old copper, particularly if the date starts with 17... If unreadable, I pass. Cheers, RickO
This one is easy to narrow down to 1797 Stemless but the end of the attribution is difficult.
S-143 is out as the E in LIBERTY isn’t nestled.
S-131, the common variety for this subtype, always has a large die break behind Liberty’s drapery (9-10:00 on the obverse). Since it is not there, 131 is out.
The top serif of B in LIBERTY is present and not broken. The attribution is Sheldon-133, an R-5 variety.
"You can't get just one gun." "You can't get just one tattoo." "You can't get just one 1796 Draped Bust Large Cent."
Marshall attributed most of my early Large Cents for which I am grateful.
Marshall got me into early Large Cents and Sheldon varieties with his "Attribute This" thread on Cointalk. This is my second R-5 variety, my first being the "world's worst" 1796 S-99 which I think you may have seen before. It's the kind of thing that would be right up your alley.
"You can't get just one gun." "You can't get just one tattoo." "You can't get just one 1796 Draped Bust Large Cent."
Worn and clipped, not for me, but I do like them holed. I don't think I have any R5, maybe a couple of R4.