A game: Five 1802 Large Cents. One is altered. Can you point it out?
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One of these is an altered coin.
Can you point out which one and tell us what the alteration is?
Coin 1: 
Coin 2: 
Coin 3: 
Coin 4: 
Coin 5: 
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Coin 4 tooled
Coin 4….lots of work on the hair……
Hair details on #4 made me chuckle...
Nice work.
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The sad thing is, that coin was probably nice before the doctor got to it.
Number 4 is having a bad wig day.
Lol at that list of problems on the label. It’s a details coin that really “has it all!”
I like the idea of listing serious problems. It is a great education tool. Unfortunately, I believe that the other major services limit themselves to one problem. I understand why - a problem kills a coin while listing several problems cremates it and buries the ashes. Still, it is what it is.
Also, look at the very fine hair strands on coin #5. The others lack the sharpness and that amount of detail was never part of their die!
Yep. Coin 4
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I know, the surfaces look the most original by far imo.
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4. The hair detail has been engraved or “tooled.” The original design was never that sharp as you can see from the other coins.
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