1805 C-4 or C-3?

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  BillJones Posts: 33,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 21, 2019 5:28AM

  You have to show both sides. The 1805 C-2 and C-3 have the same obverse and different reverses. C-4 (large 5, stems) is an R-2 and not rare. C-2 is rare, and C-3 is very scarce.

  In the early days of the Red Book, it has the wrong coin labeled as the “small 5” variety. These coins are confusing.

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  Sheldon_Overton_Baby Posts: 60 ✭

  February 21, 2019 12:07PM

  @BillJones said:
  You have to show both sides. The 1805 C-2 and C-3 have the same obverse and different reverses. C-4 (large 5, stems) is an R-2 and not rare. C-2 is rare, and C-3 is very scarce.

  In the early days of the Red Book, it has the wrong coin labeled as the “small 5” variety. These coins are confusing.

  I posted the reverse which rules out a C-2. It is either a semi-rare C-3 or a common C-4 and not 100% what it is.

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  BillJones Posts: 33,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 21, 2019 1:02PM

  Sorry, but what you have is an 1805 C-4. Here is the 1805 C-3 that used to be in my collection. Note the bulge in the right field which is a diagnostic for the variety.

  
  

  Here the picture from Cohen.

  

  Here is the picture from Cohen for the 1805 C-4.

  

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