Rare 1848 Cent Die Aid

kenriles012

Everybody is always looking for a small date which are relatively easy to see but there are a few rare die varieties. I guess N-32 and N-46 have the same obverse: does anybody with the proper literature have any good ways to spot that obverse?

Treashunt

sorry, no

oih82w8

You mean this one?

Ron Guth: Plain and simple, the 1848 Small Date Large Cent is a counterfeit, and probably a contemporary one. However, it has been accepted as a collectible coin by the copper community and brings strong prices whenever it appears at auction. Virtually all of the known examples are on over-sized planchets, often double-struck or overstruck on other coins, and at least two show one or more planchet clips. Breen knew of seven in 1988; today the population is 10-12 examples. The Dan Holmes collection (sold in 2011) contained three examples.

http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/403850

ricko

Well... that is intriguing.... a counterfeit that is a recognized collectible (other than those collected by counterfeit collectors)...Cheers, RickO