How would you grade and value this 1797 large cent?

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• BillJones Posts: 34,814 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 4:12AM

  VF-20 sharpness, net graded to VG-10 IMO for pits resulting from corrosion.

  Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?

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• rec78 Posts: 5,869 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 4:32AM

  
  
  << <i>VF-20 sharpness, net graded to VG-10 IMO for pits resulting from corrosion. >>
  
  
  
  I have not bought a large cent in sometime but I would say it is worth $230.08. If you like the coin it is worth the extra bucks that you may have paid and my opinion is not needed. Those pre-1800 dates are just too tough in better grades. Large cents are large cents- copper is copper-unfortunately, problem-free is not what most of the early dates are. I like it.
  I do not know what the Sheldon no. is, so i am valuing it on date alone- Could be a variety that is worth more-perhaps a Sheldon expert will give you some help.
  
  Bob

  

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• rhedden Posts: 6,632 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 5:04AM

  I would figure it would retail more like $325 to $450, even with the corrosion. It's a common die variety, so no premium there, but 1797 cents have risen in value in recent years.
  
  
  

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 5:11AM

  Nice specimen.... I hope to find one of those one day..... Cheers, RickO

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• BillJones Posts: 34,814 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 5:13AM

  
  
  << <i>Nice specimen.... I hope to find one of those one day..... Cheers, RickO >>
  
  
  
  Unfortunately it won't be a white coin, RickO! No matter what.

  Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?

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• rhedden Posts: 6,632 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 6:40AM

  He could dip it in "electroless nickel" plating solution and make it nice & shiny white in a few minutes, if desired.

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• LoveMyLiberty Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 6:45AM

  Looks like an S-138 R.1 if real.

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• rays Posts: 2,424 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 7:42AM

  I grade it $200.

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• MacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 7:48AM

  VG10 - scudzy

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• BigMoose Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 8:34AM

  VF-30 or so sharpness, net graded to VG-8 or 10 due to the corrosion.

  TomT-1794
  
  Check out some of my 1794 Large Cents on www.coingallery.org

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• joecopper Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 8:35AM

  Appears to be an S-138 and I would EAC it F15/VG8 avg- 250-300 bucks

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• AnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 9:00AM

  VF25 details. Value? $400 tops

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• TheRegulator Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭

  January 13, 2012 9:12AM

  Do the fields look tooled/smoothed in hand?

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• Justlooking Posts: 2,895 ✭

  January 13, 2012 9:52AM

  Looks dug and cleaned ... but still a cool piece.

  Let's try not to get upset.

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