Need help with 2 Draped Bust LCs

[Narthoniel]

Hello,

Had a great hunt Memorial Day monday with 4 large cent finds. The big surprise came when I cleaned them up and found that 2 of them are Draped Bust! I am hoping that some of you can tell me a little more about them than that as they are a bit worse for wear.

The one on the left appears to have a possible die crack on the left hand side of the reverse. I am upset with myself, I overcleaned the reverse a hair and took off a lot of great detail in an effort to get a little dirt off the obverse. The fraction was nealry all visible, and now I cant see any trace of it.

The coin on the right is very rough, I can clearly see the bust if the coin is wet, but dry it is hard to pick out. If you want me to take pictures of it wet I will try, in a hurry to get to the beach atm. Also, is there any way to safely make it appear wet all the time? I think I have heard of some type of wax or vaseline, but I want to ask you pros before I make a move.

Thank you for your time and talent. These are my first Draped Busts(and oldest large cents), so they are special to me. I would love to know more about them.
Anthony

 

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[DCMatt]

Anthony,

Nice finds! But I can't tell anything from the pics.

DCMatt

 

[Narthoniel]

Thanks Matt. By the way, didn't we meet in person at a certain group hunt? Never dig get all the screen names straight, hard to remember peoples first name most of the time let alone SN's.

 

[DCMatt]

Thanks Matt. By the way, didn't we meet in person at a certain group hunt? Never dig get all the screen names straight, hard to remember peoples first name most of the time let alone SN's.

Yes. I'm the same Matt from the group hunt.

DCMatt

 

[Narthoniel]

Does anyone have any websites that might have some info on these coins? I have looked at coinfacts.com but have not been able to learn anything new there.

Thank you,
Anthony

 

[teak]

Does anyone have any websites that might have some info on these coins? I have looked at coinfacts.com but have not been able to learn anything new there.

Thank you,
Anthony

Hi Anthony,

I think you have a capped cent.
I have one and it looks pretty close to what you have, late 1700's.

http://www.byronreed.com/BCTC/link.htm

http://www.coinstudy.com/american-large-cent.html

See you Tuesday!
Kelley

 

[Narthoniel]

Thank you for the info! I am not sure I see the liberty cap, but hopefully Tuesday I can show it to you and you can help me see it. A liberty cap cent would be awesome!! But I am truly stoked with these finds either way . Finding these old coins is fascinating and exciting.
Anthony

 

[teak]

Thank you for the info! I am not sure I see the liberty cap, but hopefully Tuesday I can show it to you and you can help me see it. A liberty cap cent would be awesome!! But I am truly stoked with these finds either way . Finding these old coins is fascinating and exciting.
Anthony

Pretty sure I see the cap, I will bring mine so you can see.