OMG! My First Liberty Cap large Cent!

[Diggincoinz]

Corn Field digging today . . . Well I didn't know it was a Liberty Cap at first, could see no date (still can't) but could see her facing to the right, not left and thought cool a Bust Largy so I put it in my pocket and moved on... then later I recognized a strange feature that I've never seen before on any large cent I've recovered and got a little excited.
Confirmed it once I got home and compared it to the Red Book ~ I won't be able to get an exact date but at least I can ball park it as 1793-1796!


In my book ~ THAT'S FREAKIN' AWSOME!




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[skunemonk-1]

Wow!!! Great find.

 

[bill from lachine]

Good score on the old cent....wtg.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Jyverb64]

Thats a great find

 

[flyinryan2]

Awesome job on such an early Large Cent!!! Way to go!!!

 

[WildDigger]

Awesome find!!!!

 

[Diggincoinz]

UPDATE: A little soaking and now I can see the lettered edge can read "HUNDRED" on the side but there's definately no date on it, it's totally gone but probably 1794? I'll be back in that field again over the holiday for sure!

 

[Wildcat1750]

WOW! Congratulations on a crucial Large Cent find!!! That's a cool coin, even without a date.

 

[xtrmdigger]

Awesome job! Great piece of history!!!

 

[granthansen]

Congrats!

 

[teak]

Nice Find!!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

UPDATE: A little soaking and now I can see the lettered edge can read "HUNDRED" on the side but there's definately no date on it, it's totally gone but probably 1794? I'll be back in that field again over the holiday for sure!

nic e 1794 .. edge reads, ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR .
Ron Guth: The Liberty Cap design of 1793 continued in 1794, but with the border of beads replaced with a toothlike (denticled) border.
None of the three dates (1794, 1795, and 1796) in this series are rare, but high-grade examples become quite valuable, especially those in full Mint State or any coin with even a trace of original red color. This series is the realm of variety collectors who seek to acquire as many different die combinations as possible. Most collectors focus on the varieties of a single date (one collector crowd calls themselves the "Boys of '94"), but there are some intrepid collectors who collect varieties for all years.
Some of the most popular varieties include:
1794 Starred Reverse, with tiny stars interspersed among the denticles on the reverse

 

[teak]

nic e 1794 .. edge reads, ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR .
Ron Guth: The Liberty Cap design of 1793 continued in 1794, but with the border of beads replaced with a toothlike (denticled) border.
None of the three dates (1794, 1795, and 1796) in this series are rare, but high-grade examples become quite valuable, especially those in full Mint State or any coin with even a trace of original red color. This series is the realm of variety collectors who seek to acquire as many different die combinations as possible. Most collectors focus on the varieties of a single date (one collector crowd calls themselves the "Boys of '94"), but there are some intrepid collectors who collect varieties for all years.
Some of the most popular varieties include:
1794 Starred Reverse, with tiny stars interspersed among the denticles on the reverse

The one I found is a 1794 with the "bead" border I believe, I think my coin is a early 1794 as it is pretty thick and has the head of the 1793 coin.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

The one I found is a 1794 with the "bead" border I believe, I think my coin is a early 1794 as it is pretty thick and has the head of the 1793 coin.

seems to be a smooth short hair , I see a denticled border on your 1794 .. Don knows his largies

 

[teak]

I agree, I see the last digit as a "4". I appreciate the help! : )

 

[Sooper Dave]

Way to go on the Large Cent! That is Awesome!

 

[Wes-N-VA]

That is! Love the excitement and the coin. Way to go

Wes

 

[fishstick]

AWESOME job on such an early coin!! CONGRATS.. HH

 

[detroitdigger]

Nice largie, I'm jealous, keep it up!

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Great find! I still have one on my list of things to find.

VPR