1800 large cent

[mtdewman]

Gotta love them. I dont want to clean it. Opinions?

 

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[whammy]

Awesome find. Love finding the LCs. Not sure about cleaning it, so I'll wait and see what everybody else says.

 

[BigWaveDave]

cant tell from the pics...are there any details left? I see the 00, but that's about it...

 

[mtdewman]

cant tell from the pics...are there any details left? I see the 00, but that's about it...

I can see it under magnifying glass. But I dont think enough to warrant risking the coin. I know what it is and year. So thats good enough for me. My 2nd oldest coin.

 

[doninbrewster]

Date is clear. I think if you clean this copper you could end up with a blank disc. Leave it as it is.

 

[Ahab8]

Leave that baby alone. Don't think it'll hold up to much cleaning. Awesome you have the date

 

[treblehunter]

Even I wouldn't touch that one, you can clearly see 1800, anything else would turn that baby into a blank disc. I agree with our other metal detecting brothers, great find. I'm crazy usually to keep doing things to get a date, but your good to go. Congrats!

 

[Tony12100]

If there's anything I've learned from large coppers..don't try to "improve" it. They only get worse.. The only one thing I will do sometimes it a very light olive oil treatment with a Q tip. As for your yours I'd put it in a plastic holder and love it for what it is. A beautiful piece of history.

 

[Vino]

Just stick it in olive oil over night. .Pull it out tomorrow and it will be a little better...Thats it....Congrats. .nice save..
George.

 

[cjon455]

Awesome find but I'd go no further w cleaning. You'll lose what detail is left

 

[huntsman53]

The choice as whether to clean or not to clean is entirely up to you! However, there are 29 Varieties for the 1800 Large Cent, 18 for the Normal Date of which your's may be one. There is only 1 Very Common Normal Date Variety, 6 Scarce, 6 Very Scarce, 1 Rare, 3 Very Rare and 1 (I believe) Extremely Rare. From what I can see, it does not appear to be an Overdate Variety of which there are 4 for the 1800/1798 Overdate and 7 for the 1800/79 Overdate. However, a better close-up of the Date may help determine for sure.


Frank

 

[vpnavy]

Great find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[beez0404]

It looks sweet to me just the way it is. Soak it in olive oil, pat it dry and put it in a nice holder to display it.