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1812 Classic Head Cent
Eddi
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This 1812 Classic Head shows in my collection shows what I believe is called advanced 'die flow' in the reverse, with the devices merging into the rim. I believe this occurs as the die reaches a late die state and has become severely used.
1812 Sheldon 289. 
If anybody has any better or further information on this and how it occurs that would be very interesting.
Thanks!
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That's a great looking classic large cent Eddi! And, a good example of the die erosion that we see on other issues like the capped bust halves.
I wish I could collect a date set of Classic Head large cents that looked like this one. Corrosion and excessive wear too often bring them down.
Die erosion. Nice one. I have an 1812 50c that I will need to find a cent for one day so I can complete the "mint set"
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Very nice large cent.... great detail... Would be proud to own that one. Cheers, RickO
Very nice! Good color and clean fields... the flow lines are also apparent on the obverse stars as well. Very difficult to find in this state!
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Thank you, all, for your comments.
As you point out, Die Erosion rather than Die Flow seems a more proper term to describe the weakness of the edge devices and how the seem to merge into the rims. I don't believe I had heard that term before.
Thank you! Are you referring to the late state of the die on this S-289 ?
Very attractive.
Nice coin!
I knew it would happen.
Nice - "Shooting Stars" on the obverse too!
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That planchet is better than most of the Classic Head LCs I've seen. I love it!
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No... I meant I the condition (state) of the coin. A lot of these have surface corrosion to some extent, but the fields on yours seems relatively clean and free of nicks. Congrats!
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I hope this explanation helps a little.
When a planchet is struck it expands slightly until the expansion is stopped by the collar. The metal flow is from the center of the planchet towards the edge of the now struck coin. The metal of the planchet eventually etches the die steel much like sandpaper resulting in the flow lines radiating towards the rim “pulling” the letters or stars towards the edge.
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It's got a lot of meat on it, I like
lovely piece-o-chocolate you have there!
My term is “bleeding stars”
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Nice coin.