Another “dateless” Draped Bust LC - Attribute the Variety

Omegaraptor

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.

RLSnapper

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.

LanceNewmanOCC

@RLSnapper said:
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.

ricko

I like old copper, particularly if the date starts with 17... If unreadable, I pass. Cheers, RickO

Omegaraptor

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.

HoledandCreative

Marshall attributed most of my early Large Cents for which I am grateful.

Omegaraptor

@HoledandCreative said:
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.

HoledandCreative

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.