A few new copper purchases

rsdoug81

It's been a while since I've posted anything on here, and graduate school really does a number on the coin budget. I've made a few new copper purchases in the past several months.

Here's a 1797 1 over 1 half cent. It's certainly not rare, of course, but the 1 over 1 always adds some cool factor. I picked this up from Doug Bird at a St. Louis show in October. Doug is a great guy, by the way.




Here's an 1814 Crosslet 4 in PCGS F15. Nicer classic heads are kind of pricey for me, so I thought a nice fine would be a good pick up.




Finally, here's an 1834 in PCGS 45. It's your average large cent, but the doubled profile definitely adds to the neat factor.

Meltdown

That extra 1 on the 1797 is pretty awesome!

notwilight

3 nice coppers, each with distinction. --Jerry

AnkurJ

Love the 1814!

The doubling on the 1834 is very cool!

ricko

Cool coins... that 1 over 1 is interesting, had not seen that before. Cheers, RickO

JRocco

Very nice coins that I would love to own.

Aegis3

Nice die state on that half cent. That thing got really shattered. You can find them overstruck on cut-down Talbot, Alum & Lee tokens.

coinkid855

<< <i>Cool coins... that 1 over 1 is interesting, had not seen that before. Cheers, RickO >>







That is AWESOME!


-Paul

rsdoug81

Thanks for the kind comments, guys. Copper on a budget is tough...especially for the early stuff. My picture wasn't very kind to the 1797 half cent, but she's looks decent for my money. I'm still looking for my personal holy grail...a problem free chain cent in FA2 to AG3 to match my wreath.

garrynot

I agree, that 1 over 1 is awesome.

lkeigwin

Love them! And that 1814 is nothing to sneer at. Congratulations on the fine buys!
Lance.

johnny9434

<< <i>That extra 1 on the 1797 is pretty awesome! >>

TomB

I think all three of them are very cool. Good luck with graduate school, it can be a long and tough journey.

halfcentman

<< <i>Thanks for the kind comments, guys. Copper on a budget is tough...especially for the early stuff. My picture wasn't very kind to the 1797 half cent, but she's looks decent for my money. I'm still looking for my personal holy grail...a problem free chain cent in FA2 to AG3 to match my wreath. >>



Congratulations on the purchases. Although the pics are a bit "orangy," it's easy to tell that the coins are nicer and more original.

You are doing the right thing by purchasing coins that are nice for the grade, and using sharpness or details grades not as much of a primary criteria as most mainstream collectors.

Lisa and I used to own a 1793 Half Cent in a PCGS VG10 holder. By "EAC" standards, it was a VG8 CHOICE. The coin was virtually flawless with respect to color and surfaces - all it had is wear. We hated giving that one up, but it resides in the collection of one of our best friend's - as do about 10 of our coins from that 2006 auction.

Keep up the great work,

Greg

sumnom

I really like the 1 over 1! Thank you for showing them to us.

rawmorgan

Great looking coins.

Thank you

oneor11

Awesome coins. I'm way jealous. Question on the 1 over 1. My understanding is that the dates at this time were punched into the die and in this case the 1 was punched too high. Realizing that, the guy punched the 1 in the correct position below it. So what do you think the mindset of mint employees was at that time? Was there no way to fix the mistake? Plug it with some metal and polish it or something? (Also, why would he person even punch the one there to begin with? That's clearly too high.) I couldn't imagine minting some coins and everyone at the old Sugar Alley mint thinking "yeeeeeeppppppp, look at that extra 1 floating up there. Send them on into circulation. Nobody cares" In a way I'm glad they did do stuff like this because it's awesome to collect and view pictures...but man...I would be fired if I sent deliverables to the public like that heh. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall there at that time.

Jacob

azxc

Nice coins, never seen a 1797 with an extra 1 before.

Lakesammman

WOW - that 1st one put's alot of MPD's to shame!

rsdoug81

Thanks again for the kind comments, guys. As far as the picture quality, my white balance is way off. I need to get that straight when I have some time.

The half cent's upper 1 was indeed intially punched too high and repunched in the proper position. It's not a very rare coin, but I had to have it once I saw it in person.

renomedphys

<< <i>Doug is a great guy, by the way. >>



Understatement

I bought a really great 1797 cent from him about a year ago. Nicest hardest chocolaty surfaces you've ever seen on a VF30 1797. Cracked it and put it in my 7070 where it is frequently admired.

lordmarcovan

That 1 over 1 is crazy, man! I've not seen that variety before. It's way more dramatic that other misplaced-digit coins I've seen from the 19th century.



Cool crackage goin' on, too.

WaterSport

You gotta like the "1" over "1" !!

Thanks for sharing

WS

originalisbest

Really, really nice coins! Those are all keepers regardless of one's budget.

baddogss

<< <i>That 1 over 1 is crazy, man! I've not seen that variety before. It's way more dramatic that other misplaced-digit coins I've seen from the 19th century.



Cool crackage goin' on, too. >>



Now that's an over date!