1793 large Cent just found

[Don in South Jersey]

Super Find, you must be setting your sights to go back their again...

 

[Larry (IL)]

Thanks Scott, I trust your opinion above all others.

 

[doninbrewster]

Gatekeeper, there are several varieties of chain cent and wreath cent including the Strawberry Leaf as well as 6 different varieties of 1793 Liberty Cap cents. From everything I can see on this coin, it is a Sheldon 13. This is the most common of the 1793 Liberty Caps, but still a very rare coin in any condition.

 

[DigginVt]

GK Man, wonderful find, congratulations. Please keep the forum up to date with what your plans are, its always a great story.

Well done !
Quack

 

[jpedersen]

Outstanding find! Congrats Gary!

 

[cosmic]

Never use NCS for any copper coin !! That's NGC and ANACS use.. They will trash it !! I would soak in distilled or RO water, change once a week, soft brush and toothpick to clean until you like it... I would NEVER use olive oil...

 

[MikeO]

Now that is a fantastic find.
Congratulations.

 

[vtcivilwar]

Great find and the condition is great.

 

[Digger70pa]

Nice find.

 

[martygene]

Never use NCS for any copper coin !! That's NGC and ANACS use.. They will trash it !! I would soak in distilled or RO water, change once a week, soft brush and toothpick to clean until you like it... I would NEVER use olive oil...

all I've ever heard is to use olive oil on coppers so how does distilled or RO water do well on coppers? or what does olive oil adversely affect coppers?
thanks

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

BEAUTIFUL!

 

[GKMan]

The auction is on!

Right now there is online bidding and then it goes to live floor bidding at 3 PM on September 20th. Here is a link to the official listing.

http://stacksbowers.com/Auctions/AuctionLot.aspx?LotID=541797

It is amazing to think that something I dug out of a corn field could be worth so much.

 

[Larry (IL)]

Congratulations again Gary and good luck.

I bet that goes for $13,000 plus..........

 

[martygene]

how cool!!! cant wait to see what it gets..

 

[dougj7]

thanks for the update Gary. Maybe there's another one in that corn field.

 

[doc1964]

What a find Gary - hope you get a bundle for it!

 

[fsdigital12]

Good Luck Gary!

 

[G. E. Edwards]

Nice nice find, try scanning the coin on your scanner, and see if that brings out more detail

 

[DukeOBass]

That's awesome! Let us know what it ends selling for.

 

[DukeOBass]

Just checked the auction site. Nice at $4750!