Holey Large Cent set draft
lordmarcovan
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Well, finally I had pictures of my holey large cent date set done. (Thanks, Rob41281!)
These were sewn onto the back side of my famous Holey Coin Vest. I worked on this set from about 2001 to 2007 or so. As you can see, I just about completed it, with the exception of the tough 1793, 1795, 1799, and 1804 coins. Sure, some of these are slick or scary, but just think of how long a set like this would have taken to complete without eBay or Internet keyword searches. (The better part of a lifetime, I'll wager!)
I had fun with this set but I'm shifting gears and downsizing my sizeable holey collection. (Trust me, I still have plenty of holeys to wear on the vest!) I'll probably be breaking this set up and focusing more on my 19th century holey type set, instead. I already have a good bit of that done, but still no pictures yet.
Early copper experts, I'd greatly appreciate your input, particularly since these are unpicked for varieties. (I'd hate for something like this to happen again!)
Here they are. More mutilated copper than most sane people would care to see!
Photobucket slideshow (give it a moment to load, initially)
What? No 1792 Birch cent? Ha. Fuhgeddaboutit.
(Likewise for the 1793 Strawberry Leaf. Or any of the 1793 types or varieties, for that matter. Too rich for my blood.)
- 1794 (I might keep this one. There is an avatar of this coin in the database.)
(I never got a 1795. They're pretty tough, even holed.)
- 1796 (Smooth reverse, but surprisingly clear date.)
- 1797 (Pretty slick, but datable.)
- 1798 (The 8 over 7 variety. Interesting but crude "starburst" graffito on the reverse.)
(No 1799. Again, too pricey and rare for me.)
- 1800
- 1801 (Blundered "1/000" fraction, but not the "3 errors" type. I might keep either this or the 1806 for my type set.)
- 1802
- 1803
(Nope, no 1804 here, either, for obvious reasons.)
- 1805
- 1806 (This or the 1801 I may keep for my type set.)
- 1807 (Large 7 over 6)
- 1808
- 1809 (At least I think it's an 1809. That's the conclusion I reached after squinting through a loupe at it.)
- 1810
- 1811
- 1812
- 1813 (I'll probably keep this one for my type set.)
- 1814
(No 1815-dated cents were struck. The Mint didn't have enough copper.)
- 1816 (Weird. I have no idea what the scalloped edges and center hole were for on this one. A button? Who knows.)
- 1817
- 1818 (Too bad the hole position is off- I like the look of this one otherwise)
- 1819
- 1820
- 1821 (Some modern scuffing, but a slightly better date.)
- 1822 (I may keep either this or the 1828 for my type set.)
- 1823 (The first shot missed. The second one hit the proper hole position.)
- 1824
- 1825
- 1826
- 1827
- 1828 (I may keep this or the 1822 for my type set.)
- 1829
- 1830
- 1831
- 1832
- 1833 (Somebody tried to blind Lady Liberty, and succeeded. Too bad, 'cause it's otherwise fairly decent looking.)
- 1834
- 1835
- 1836
- 1837
- 1838
- 1839
- 1840 (Holed, plugged, then... holed again! Ha. This coin cracks me up.)
(Had an 1841 but it was naughty. Someone had tooled it to read "ONE C*NT". I gave that one to savoyspecial for his "graffiti coin" collection.)
- 1842 (Yowch. That reverse looks like the front half of my body did after I kissed asphalt in a bicycle wreck at age 13.)
- 1843 (May have been affixed to a beam to bring a new building good luck- that's one way a lot of these got the center hole.)
- 1844 (Is that a counterstamp or a toolmark on the obverse? Probably the latter.)
- 1844
- 1845
- 1846
- 1847
- 1848 (This is a pretty handsome holey, I think.)
- 1849 (Another fairly nice one. Not high grade or anything- I just like the color.)
- 1850 (Weakly struck date. I'm not sure if all 1850 cents were like this, but the one I dug while detecting was the same way.)
- 1851
- 1852
- 1853 (I may keep this or the 1855 for my type set.)
- 1854
- 1855 (Upright 5's- I may keep this or the 1853 for my type set.)
- 1856
- 1857 (The coin vandal apparently used a shotgun to hole this one, haha.)
These were sewn onto the back side of my famous Holey Coin Vest. I worked on this set from about 2001 to 2007 or so. As you can see, I just about completed it, with the exception of the tough 1793, 1795, 1799, and 1804 coins. Sure, some of these are slick or scary, but just think of how long a set like this would have taken to complete without eBay or Internet keyword searches. (The better part of a lifetime, I'll wager!)
I had fun with this set but I'm shifting gears and downsizing my sizeable holey collection. (Trust me, I still have plenty of holeys to wear on the vest!) I'll probably be breaking this set up and focusing more on my 19th century holey type set, instead. I already have a good bit of that done, but still no pictures yet.
Early copper experts, I'd greatly appreciate your input, particularly since these are unpicked for varieties. (I'd hate for something like this to happen again!)
Here they are. More mutilated copper than most sane people would care to see!
Photobucket slideshow (give it a moment to load, initially)
What? No 1792 Birch cent? Ha. Fuhgeddaboutit.
(Likewise for the 1793 Strawberry Leaf. Or any of the 1793 types or varieties, for that matter. Too rich for my blood.)
- 1794 (I might keep this one. There is an avatar of this coin in the database.)
(I never got a 1795. They're pretty tough, even holed.)
- 1796 (Smooth reverse, but surprisingly clear date.)
- 1797 (Pretty slick, but datable.)
- 1798 (The 8 over 7 variety. Interesting but crude "starburst" graffito on the reverse.)
(No 1799. Again, too pricey and rare for me.)
- 1800
- 1801 (Blundered "1/000" fraction, but not the "3 errors" type. I might keep either this or the 1806 for my type set.)
- 1802
- 1803
(Nope, no 1804 here, either, for obvious reasons.)
- 1805
- 1806 (This or the 1801 I may keep for my type set.)
- 1807 (Large 7 over 6)
- 1808
- 1809 (At least I think it's an 1809. That's the conclusion I reached after squinting through a loupe at it.)
- 1810
- 1811
- 1812
- 1813 (I'll probably keep this one for my type set.)
- 1814
(No 1815-dated cents were struck. The Mint didn't have enough copper.)
- 1816 (Weird. I have no idea what the scalloped edges and center hole were for on this one. A button? Who knows.)
- 1817
- 1818 (Too bad the hole position is off- I like the look of this one otherwise)
- 1819
- 1820
- 1821 (Some modern scuffing, but a slightly better date.)
- 1822 (I may keep either this or the 1828 for my type set.)
- 1823 (The first shot missed. The second one hit the proper hole position.)
- 1824
- 1825
- 1826
- 1827
- 1828 (I may keep this or the 1822 for my type set.)
- 1829
- 1830
- 1831
- 1832
- 1833 (Somebody tried to blind Lady Liberty, and succeeded. Too bad, 'cause it's otherwise fairly decent looking.)
- 1834
- 1835
- 1836
- 1837
- 1838
- 1839
- 1840 (Holed, plugged, then... holed again! Ha. This coin cracks me up.)
(Had an 1841 but it was naughty. Someone had tooled it to read "ONE C*NT". I gave that one to savoyspecial for his "graffiti coin" collection.)
- 1842 (Yowch. That reverse looks like the front half of my body did after I kissed asphalt in a bicycle wreck at age 13.)
- 1843 (May have been affixed to a beam to bring a new building good luck- that's one way a lot of these got the center hole.)
- 1844 (Is that a counterstamp or a toolmark on the obverse? Probably the latter.)
- 1844 - 1845
- 1846
- 1847
- 1848 (This is a pretty handsome holey, I think.)
- 1849 (Another fairly nice one. Not high grade or anything- I just like the color.)
- 1850 (Weakly struck date. I'm not sure if all 1850 cents were like this, but the one I dug while detecting was the same way.)
- 1851
- 1852
- 1853 (I may keep this or the 1855 for my type set.)
- 1854
- 1855 (Upright 5's- I may keep this or the 1853 for my type set.)
- 1856
- 1857 (The coin vandal apparently used a shotgun to hole this one, haha.)
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