a stretch for final 7070 coin / Classic Head cent
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Large copper was the show stopper when I tried completing a raw 7070 in better grades. The Classic Head turned out to be the last coin I needed to complete the non-gold 7070 registry. Tried as I might to convince myself that I could make a VF work, I could never get over the loss of detail at that grade. XF in a PCGS holder, of a common date, turned out to be a journey itself. Oh, and I wanted a smooth even brown color, without a bunch of gook in devices, with a sharper strike and nice rims that weren't merging into United States.
I had been eying this piece for a while. After striking out on the floor of the Baltimore show I took the plunge and bought this guy. The priciest coin in the set, and a true stretch for my usual price point, happy that I did.
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You already know that I like that one; very choice example, my friend!
I thought the Seated dollars were expensive until I, like the OP, dived into the market for a nice, problem free Classic cent.
The OP's 1812 is about as close to perfection as you can get in the circulated range.
Gorgeous - I also struggled with this one for my type set. Congrats!!
So, so tough. Beautiful coin with a nice strike. Congrats on completing the set!
Beautiful! ...and you're right.... the toughest coin in the 7070 to find problem-free in XF-AU grades... well done!
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Congrats, that looks like a very choice coin.
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Nice coin. This is the coin that was by far the most difficult to find a nice one for the 7070 book. At least for the money that I was willing to pay for one. My coin is at least a full grade lower than yours is and it has a couple of nice little dings to boot. And it was still expensive.
Awesome coin!
Agree with all those who’ve said how difficult finding a nice original problem free Classic Head cent can be.
Nice coin, I like 👍
A nice example of early copper.
A big stretch for me on this piece:
Nice!
I suppose I will have to stretch a bit to get the last coin I need for my holed Basic 19th century type set. The only one I lack is the Seated dollar With Motto, and those run to the low three figures even when holed. I say "stretch" merely because I'm pretty cheap when it comes to the "holey" coins. It's a casual sideline collection that I try not to spend too much money on.
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This is the 1812 I placed in my cent date date set. I paid a premium for this because it was so nice, and it is now my type coin as well. This is graded AU-58.
This one is graded VF-30.
And these two are graded EF-40.
This is (IMHO) one of the hardest designs to find a nice, even acceptable example. @BillJones that is a beautiful AU-58 example!
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