1842 Large Cent

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• RedRocket Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 7, 2026 5:11PM

  Your title states "1844"
  I think it will straight grade (even with the bit of 'corrosion' at 1:00 on the reverse).
  Nice looking, solid cent.

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• MFeld Posts: 16,343 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 7, 2026 5:28PM

  My guess is yes.

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• zrnumismatics Posts: 137 ✭✭✭

  April 7, 2026 5:37PM

  @RedRocket said:
  Your title states "1844"
  I think it will straight grade (even with the bit of 'corrosion' at 1:00 on the reverse).
  Nice looking, solid cent.

  Fixed. Thank you.

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• lkenefic Posts: 9,285 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 7, 2026 5:43PM

  Possibly, but I'm leaning no... because of the small patches of corrosion. On the obverse at star 1 and on the reverse at "OF"... maybe they're small enough to be considered market acceptable, but my submissions over the past couple of years indicate otherwise.

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• Aotearoa Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 7, 2026 5:56PM

  Whilst acknowledging the good point directly above, I would say yes.

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• zrnumismatics Posts: 137 ✭✭✭

  April 7, 2026 6:01PM edited April 7, 2026 6:07PM

  
  Last au58 at Heritage was something that should've detailed IMO.

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• Walkerguy21D Posts: 12,043 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 7, 2026 6:47PM

  Some of the images (especially the first one), seem to show the coin may have been recolored; but maybe it’s the lighting.
  Regardless I think it has a 50:50 shot.

  If it were mine I’d gently treat it with some Blue Ribbon, and enjoy it as a raw coin, and a decent example of a tougher late date large cent.

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• DesertCoin Posts: 294 ✭✭✭

  April 7, 2026 9:41PM

  Maybe not right now. Idk.

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• lordmarcovan Posts: 44,958 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 7, 2026 10:39PM edited April 7, 2026 10:40PM

  I think it's got a pretty good shot. One thing I noticed is an apparent flattening/irregularity around 4:00-5:00 on the obverse rim. Slight hit there, maybe? Even if it is, I don't think that should be enough to prevent a straight grade.

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• jesbroken Posts: 11,136 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 8, 2026 1:30AM

  I say no. Looks like a rim ding between s11 & s12 and damage at s13. Also corrosion appears likely at OF on reverse. JMO
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