Canadian large cent help

jfoot13

Looking for a little help and verification of attribution..
I'm thinking the 1859 is a repunched 9 #2
and the 1891 is the small date large leaf variety..

grade opinions also welcome

thanks
Ken




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ajaan

Unfortunately the computer system at school blocks the images. Will check them tonight if you don't an answer before then.

ajaan

The 1859 is DP#2

The 1891 coins drive me crazy. I'll wait for Rob or someone else to chime in on that one. The 9 looks large to me but I could very well be wrong.

jfoot13

Thanks Don
any thoughts as to grade? I seem to grade these several points over what the standard is

ajaan

1859, obv image kind of blurry, but I would say VF20, maybe VF30.

1891 nice VG10.

bosox

1891, SDLL, obverse C2

syl

The '59 is a DP#2 VF-30+. There appear to be lots of scratches so, if not cleaned harshly and the scratches appear worse than they really are, I'd say it could get XF-40 on a good day. The LLSD 1891 Obv 2 is F-15 at best. Both are nice finds.

ajaan

Hey Bill, welcome to the other side.

jfoot13

Both coins look better in hand than the pics ( which were taken with a
dynolite microscope , which magnifies every imperfection and they are not noted for capturing color but they are great for picking up varieties...

thanks guys
Ken

ajaan

Ken, Bill has a lot more experience with circulated Large Cents than I do. Go with what he says, especially with the 1859 cent.

syl

Hi Don .. .How are things in the Sunny South? No snow yet, but a little sleet. It's an inside joke folks, as we live about 30 miles apart as the crow flies, each of us straddling the border.