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Post a picture of your favorite Large Cent. Here's my latest 1798 Early Date acquisition. An S-174. Have a look and try your hand at EAC grading. This example is a late die state with die rust evident above the hair and through TY in Liberty. Clash marks evident on the oberse and reverse with the Miss Liberty's hair heavily incused on the reverse in the area of the lower wreath and fraction. Struck through grease on the obverse from lower hair behind the ear and neck. Also evidence of grease on the die as struck on the reverse in the area of the wreath and O in ONe and C in Cent. Debris or grease on the die was not uncommon in the manufacture of early date cents. When this occured it caused the surface and area of the coin where the debris strick to appear to be shallow and somewhat pebbly or uneven.



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