ejbauers Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 I have an unusual piece here. It's a large cent with the date 1817. Now take a look at the head of the coin. Notice anything unusual? That's right. The date does not fit the obverse. Same with the reverse. Taking a close look at this coin, it appears the second '1' is really a '4' that was worn away. Also it appears that a '1' was edged away to the right of the '8'. Additionally, it seems as if there is a medium sized '7' edged away to the left of the '7'. My question...Is this a know variety? is this rare? or is this some kind of fake? I am working on a type set and am not familiar with these large cents. Your opinions/suggestions are greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Post-mint damage to make the coin older than it really is. It is very likely, almost certainly a damaged 1847 large cent. It's a shame when people destroy perfectly good coins out of greed. It appears to be more modern, the patina never formed over the scratched off area. I would assume this is a fairly recent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 I'm going to agree that it's been altered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 And they did a lousy job of altering it, and frankly the head style on the coin is all wrong, being ca. 1838-1857. The 1817's had the Matron head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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