Help identifying date on draped bust large cent

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• yosclimber Posts: 5,055 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 31, 2018 10:47PM edited December 31, 2018 10:53PM

  
  
  1802?
  

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• lusterlover Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭✭

  January 1, 2019 9:07AM

  I have no idea but cool find! That must have been quite exciting.

  pcgs.com/SetRegistry/half-cents/lincoln-cents-specialty-sets/lincoln-cents-basic-set-colorless-matte-proof-1909-1916/publishedset/102180
  https://pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase/2819

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 1, 2019 9:10AM

  @MccarthyB.... Welcome aboard.... Nice find... There is also a metal detecting forum here you may like to follow.... I cannot see the date in those pictures, so unable to help. Cheers, RickO

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• LoveMyLiberty Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭

  January 1, 2019 2:05PM

  Just taking a wild guess that this coin is
  an 1801 S-216. The obv is too far gone to
  be positive.

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• BillDugan1959 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 1, 2019 2:23PM

  If you actually want help with this, you MUST post a whole lot better photos.

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• yosclimber Posts: 5,055 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 1, 2019 8:26PM edited January 1, 2019 8:27PM

  @BillDugan1959 said:
  If you actually want help with this, you MUST post a whole lot better photos.

  Yes. Please take it back out of the holder and take some more photos.
  The reflection off the holder obscures the detail.

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• MccarthyB Posts: 4 ✭

  January 2, 2019 9:36PM

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• MccarthyB Posts: 4 ✭

  January 2, 2019 9:38PM

  Ok guys, I hope this helps

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• Colonialcoin Posts: 742 ✭✭✭✭

  January 2, 2019 9:56PM edited January 3, 2019 6:02AM

  Thanks for the updated images but unfortunately the coin is too far gone to determine the date.

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• yosclimber Posts: 5,055 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 2, 2019 11:44PM edited January 2, 2019 11:46PM

  
  
  Thank you.
  The reverse is the type of 1797, which was used with dates 1796 to 1807.
  So that doesn't narrow it down very much.
  http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/1404

  
  I tried increasing the contrast on the date area, but I couldn't really identify any digits (1802 on top for comparison).
  You might be able to see them by varying the lighting angle.

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• Walkerguy21D Posts: 11,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 3, 2019 5:39AM

  I can tell by the obverse its not a '99 or '99/8, and from the reverse it's not an 1804.
  I also think the '06 only used one die pair, so the reverse excludes that date also.
  After that, I would probably punt, because it's not going to be worth anything, but still a very cool
  metal detecting find. But I'm sure others are more persistent and skilled than I am.

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• MccarthyB Posts: 4 ✭

  January 4, 2019 12:35PM

  Thanks for the info and on the find , I was thinking 1802 also.

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