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Just picked this 1820 Large Cent up yesterday

halfcentmanhalfcentman Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭
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I just picked up this little jewel yesterday.

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It's more special than meets the eye.

Greg

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  • MikeInFLMikeInFL Posts: 10,188 ✭✭✭✭
    How is it special?

    Non Randall hoard coin, clearly.

    What else?
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  • garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭

    I like it..
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,837 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It must be rare Newcomb variety ...

    Ahh, yes, N-14, R-5- according to John Wright ... rare in all grades ... census reaches down to Fine with "12+" examples.
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,718 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't have my references with me - I know it is not an N-6, and I don't see any evidence of the overdate, so that excludes N-1.
    Unless it's a distortion caused by the photo, it looks to be 'out of round' - so maybe it's the planchet used that's special, or the way it was struck?
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  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    I don't have my references either but I'm guessing N-14. The date looks right. --Jerry
  • halfcentmanhalfcentman Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭


    << <i>It must be rare Newcomb variety ...

    Ahh, yes, N-14, R-5- according to John Wright ... rare in all grades ... census reaches down to Fine with "12+" examples. >>



    N-14 it is. Nice job.
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    BillJones post wasn't there when I started looking. He must have started his post before mine but finished after. Makes sense since he came up with more detail.
    --Jerry

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