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great, thanks!

Thanks for posting these Tom. Do these include the buyers fee, or are they hammer prices?

does that include the buyers premium?

For sale, 1846 N3 die state e with cuds over TES, OF. Die state is R6, very nice coin, appears to be recolored I have graded at 35 net 30 for sale at $175 shipped:

694697

1853 N25 choice coin...

1851 N36 R5+ graded 10 net 8 with grellman cert, for sale at $65 shipped:

690691

1856 N1 die state G with reverse cuds D, ST, AT, ES with grellaman cert 30 net 12 dark granular. Nice coin in...

The dates listed are the transfer dates. I have found most rare coins have a pedigree, but I keep them for my much more humble examples :) Not sure about a register for pedigrees, but many auction...

For sale are the following two coins, shipping is included and I offer 14 day no questions asked return

1841 N3, very nice die cracks. I graded this 45 net 35 for red toning by * 6, old faint...

Please delete this thread, wrong forum.

What are you thoughts on taking a harshly cleaned one and re-toning it?

The two parts I brought I think are clearly in the gray area, some people will hate the idea and other may not. The rim...

The cleaning issue get's a lot of discussion in coins, but I like the term harsh cleaning better. In general I do not view the removal of foreign material on a coin as harsh cleaning as long as it...

Yup, looks like a C2. The C1 has the leaf right of D much closer to the D and the point of the leaf is in line with the upright of that D. The C1 also has a crack from the first S in states to the...

Dan - thanks for taking the time to do this. The attached pictures are not showing up for me, but your description is very interesting. Honestly, I am not following all of your logic regarding the...

I have a question about the reverse die on S195 and S205. I was hoping someone with numistudy could do an overlay of these two reverse dies to see if they are the same. I spent some time looking at...

Welcome!

As for general large cent books, there are a lot to choose from but the EAC homepage has a pretty good list:

http://www.eacs.org/books.html

For early dates I would still recommend a...

Welcome to the club Mike.

I wanted to add a couple pictures and a brief explanation on how and why I clean copper. As Bill's article explains, I think there is a difference between harsh cleaning...

I agree, looks like a c-4 to me. The feet of T in liberty do not look defective as they are on the C-3, and the lowest loop of curls seems weak.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Sheldon-52, thanks for the thoughts on grading. I dont think it's a rim clip, it almost looks like the coin was in a vice, with those dents on opposite sides of...

Very cool find copper frog! With a lot of the rare cud die states you kind of take what you can get condition wise. I think there are around 25 of these known, so you don't exactly have a large...

Not with my OCD, that is like doing 998 of a 1000 piece puzzle :) Again, thanks for your comments, it's food for thought. And, I realize the likelihood of me completing, whatever that means, a half...

I appreciate your advice and sharing your approach to coin purchases. I know it's a beat up coin, and I know I can get a much nicer 1804 for the money I paid for this one, however considering the...

I have been collecting large cents, mostly late dates, for the last two years but recently got interested in half cents. I was looking around on ebay and found one I liked, put in my bid, and won...

I just got mine Feb 9th here in Maryland, it may still come.

I read that too and was a little surprised by it, he was recommending it as a good source for EAC grading if my memory serves me. Most of the Naftzger coins are mint state which are beautiful to...

Bill - Thanks again for the explanation on AU versus MS coins. If it really is just a difference in luster it sounds like looking at coins in hand is the only way to tell.

Bailey - Thanks for...

I have not PMed Bill, but I will, the guide sounds useful. I am just getting into half cents and do not have a copy of the Manley book. I have been looking around and asking a number of EAC and...