1829 N7
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lkenefic
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I threw a bid out on this one in the last few seconds and won... cool variety that even I had no problems attributing! Also known as the Wheelspoke variety due to the multiple die cracks apparent on the reverse...
Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
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I always like to reply to threads that don't get commented on to try to keep it going. And this is it!
Grease filled die? Great die cracks.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
@lkenefic I thought that 1857 was gonna be your last coin until the summer. My how time flies! I have my eye on a couple prospects. You and I seem to have similar taste in Large Cents. This 1829 is a nice coin. The grease filled O and E show on the second Coinfacts coin. I grade it VF 20 maybe 25. The reverse is really nice..the obverse has a couple purple stains and some crud in the date. That being said I think it will straight grade...I have seen much worse early copper in a PCGS straight grade holder. Nice pick up!
These typically come weakly struck on the reverse but I think it was also a grease filled die as well. It was the same die used for the N4 variety, but N7 has additional die breaks which are apparent on this coin and make it a bit easier to attribute for a newbie like me.
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@RLSnapper ... haha! Yeah, never say never... the 1857 was going to be it, but this one came up and was just too cheap to pass up... $33.
Edited to add... my main collecting goal for the Middle and Late dates are clean VF to AU pieces. I've mostly adhered to this, but I do have a few that wander down into the G4 to VG range as well. I'll likely upgrade those pieces when I finish the date run. I found 1825's, 26's, and 29's to be particularly tough to find nice.
I think this 1829 N7 just misses VF, but I could be mistaken. True, they come flatly struck but I think this one doesn't quite have enough hair detail under LIBERTY for the grade. That, and theres a hit on the 9 of the date...
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Nice old copper and a good catch... Has a lot of 'character'... Old copper saw a lot of commerce... Cents meant a lot more then. Cheers, RickO
Very cool and very inexpensive (!) pickup!