Looking for help attributing two Large Cents

agentjim007

I bought a lot of 1798 Large Cents and they came with Grellman cards but not sure which of these is the S-163 and which is the S-166. The S-163 is graded F2 and the S-166 AG3. I thought based on grades the second coin looks stronger and is the S-166. Thanks for any help. It would be nice to get a couple opinions for confirmation.

STONE

Wow, that looks like it's going to be one difficult task to complete.

BUT, I'm up for a challenge!!!

Actually, it wasn't too difficult to attribute the two.
The top pair is S-163. Notice the postion of the "D" in UNITED when compared to the leaf just below it. (just one marker I noticed right away that differs from S-166).
The bottow, if we go by process of elimination, is S-166. Look at the same position as S-163, and you will notice the die crack through E which helps us recognize this variety.

agentjim007

Thank you

TwoSides2aCoin

That's impressive, Stone. Would you be interested in joining a symposium of scholarly gentlemen on an annual basis, to help mentor others who enjoy the study of numismatics ?

STONE

<< <i>That's impressive, Stone. Would you be interested in joining a symposium of scholarly gentlemen on an annual basis, to help mentor others who enjoy the study of numismatics ? >>


I can't tell if that's sarcasm, but if it isn't then I would be flattered to join the symposium.

I actually find it fun to attribute these early copper and silver coins, so Jim, Your Welcome

joecopper

I agree, bottom is the 166