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Chain Cent survival numbers ????

longtimecollectorlongtimecollector Posts: 2,368 ✭
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Anyone got any figures on estimated Chain Cent survivors??? Any break down by grades ????
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  • Moose1913Moose1913 Posts: 402 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Anyone got any figures on estimated Chain Cent survivors??? >>

    I've found nothing concrete, but the most common estimate is no more than 2,000 pieces in all grades.
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    They tend to accumulate
  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
    And I now have 1 of them... a PO01, but a CHAIN CENT none the less.

    From the Population Reports:

    332 PCGS
    186 NGC

    No telling how many of those were cracked without the tab being turned in.
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Not a very good price/pop ratio.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,712 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Most have problems that keep them out of PCGS and NGC slabs so the pop reports are misleading as to actual rarity.

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  • ColorfulcoinsColorfulcoins Posts: 3,368 ✭✭✭
    itsjustnotjust me, congrats on that PO01....I can guess which Board member it came from! They're just so coll when they're that smooth.......I've got one two - perhaps just slightly more worn.
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  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
    Craig, It came from Tom Killian. Did he get it from you?
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  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Yes, it did come from me. I"m looking for one with a tad more detail. Coins that are nearly completely smooth are just too hard from me to appreciate. I would like to have all my coins in AG-3 or a Full G-04 for my collection. Chain cents are super cool, but I want to be able to see SOME detail.

    Tom
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  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    I don't think that the chain cents are as rare as many believe. They're highly desired as a type coin justifying the price, but there are plenty of them around if you're looking. As a previous poster wrote, most will not holder.
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  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,660 ✭✭✭✭✭
    With a mintage of 36K, I'm guessing maybe 1,000-1500 max have survived. Tough to say. 200+ years takes a heavy toll.

    Can't remember that Breen estimated, but its a pretty small number.

    Dave

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  • Moose1913Moose1913 Posts: 402 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Can't remember that Breen estimated, but its a pretty small number. >>

    "Walter Breen estimated that only about 1,000 Chain cents still exist today."
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    I am a collector
    And things, well things
    They tend to accumulate

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