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Denomination:

1 Cent

Metal:

Copper

State:

USA (1776 - )

Issue year(s):

1796 - 1807

Catalog reference:

KM-22 (1) Seaby-153 (1) Seaby-224 (1)

.style1 {font-size: large;font-weight: bold;}--> 1802, United States. Large Copper “Draped Bust” One Cent Coin. Mint Year: 1802 Reference: KM-22. Denomination: One Cent (Draped Bust) Weight: 10.89gm Material: Copper Diameter: 29mm Obverse: Draped bust of Lady Liberty right. Date (1802) below. Exergue: LIBERTY – 1802 Reverse: Denomination in words (ONE CENT) within wreath. Fract ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1802 S-230 R1 F15. Sharpness VF35 with uniform very fine granularity under rather glossy chocolate and olive brown toning. No marks or verdigris, and the eye appeal is quite nice in spite of the microscopic roughness. EDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. Categories: Draped Bust Cents

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 PCGS Genuine, AU Details, Environmental Damage. Attractive frosty light to medium chocolate brown. This cent offers great "naked" eye appeal, but a glass reveals microscopic porosity and granularity, strongest in the field behind the portrait. No verdigris, a ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1802 NC-1 R5+ VG7. a couple points sharper but there are several small contact marks on the cheek plus a few more in the field before the face. The surfaces are mostly smooth but traces of minor roughness can be found on both sides. No verdigris. Slightly glossy dark steel brown with lighter ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1801 S-224 R1. NGC graded VF-25. Rather glossy steel and chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and nearly void of marks giving this cent excellent eye appeal. A small diagonal nick on the cheek is the only mark, and it is insignificant. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks or cuds. Our ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1800 NC-3 R6- NGC graded VG Details, Damaged. Mostly glossy dark chocolate brown and steel. The devices are smooth but there is shallow roughness in the fields and protected areas, strongest in the field before the portrait. In addition there are numerous dull, shallow scratches around the dat ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1800 S-205 R4 VF20+. Sharpness VF30 but there are some light contact marks scattered over the planchet. The notable ones are a dull vertical nick in the hair under the B in LIBERTY, a minor rim bruise left of the lowest curl, several small pinpricks on the bust, and a few more in the space rig ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1800 S-202 R4+ G5. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform light to moderate roughness under slightly glossy dark olive brown toning. No verdigris, and the only mark of any significance is a short dig in the field before the neck. MDS, Breen state II late. The die failure on the obverse is str ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1800/79 S-195 R5 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair G5. Glossy medium chocolate brown and olive. There is no significant roughness, only small nicks consistent with the grade, none notable. The date is clear and the legends are easily readable. The overdate is obvious. E-MDS, Breen state II, w ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1800/79 S-194 R3 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair VF20. Sharpness VF35 but there are at least a half dozen light rim bruises on both sides, none significant but far too many to ignore. Otherwise this cent is smooth and quite attractive. Glossy medium chocolate brown. E-MDS, Breen state III, ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1800/79 S-193 R4 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair VG8. Sharpness F12 but the surfaces are uneven under glossy steel brown and tan toning blending to darker reddish chocolate in protected areas. This cent was cleaned and retoned and both sides are covered with a thin coat of wax or some simil ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1800/798 NC-6 R6+ Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair G5+. A point or two sharper but there are traces of microscopic roughness on otherwise smooth surfaces. The roughness is most noticeable at OF AMER where there are microscopic traces of greenish verdigris, but it is not distracting. Both si ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1799 S-189 R2 Fair-2. Slightly sharper but there are numerous light contact marks on both sides, including several old scratches on the obverse and a half dozen small rim bumps, strongest on the right side of the reverse. Glossy chocolate brown with no trace of corrosion or verdigris. The date ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1798 S-184 R1 Style II Hair with Small 8 VF20. Sharpness EF40 or a bit better but there are numerous light rim bruises on both sides, none notable but too many to ignore. The only other marks are a collection of dull pinpricks on the neck. Glossy steel and light olive brown. MDS. Estimated Val ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1798 S-181 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VF20. Glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. Smooth and attractive, just minor contact marks of no consequence. A tiny diagonal nick on the upright of the E in LIBERTY is the best identifying mark, and it is ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1798 S-179 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VF20. Variety with E over Inverted E in AMERICA. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and steel mixed with hints of reddish chocolate brown toning on the reverse. No corrosion, only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. The notable marks are a ligh ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1798 S-174 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG7. Sharpness near VF20 where the details were properly struck up, but the obverse is covered with myriad light scratches, all blended into the natural toning. The major flaw on this cent is the uneven strike. The bottom part of the obverse and opposing up ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1798 S-172 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG8+. Clipped Planchet. Close to VG10 but there are too many tiny nicks scattered over the obverse for the higher grade. None of the nicks is distracting and the eye appeal of this cent is nice for the grade. No roughness or verdigris. Glossy medium chocola ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1798 S-167 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform extremely fine roughness under a partially glossy dark olive brown and steel patina. There is a speck of verdigris at the tip of the nose but no notable contact marks. Sharply struck EDS. Estimated Value $300-UP. ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6 VF25. Sharper by at least 10 points but the obverse fields were burnished and the color is now a very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The only marks are a small planchet flake on the right top of the T in LIBERTY and a small rim dent ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1805 S-267 R1 VF20+. Choice glossy light chocolate brown and steel. A beautiful cent, nearly flawless. A tiny rim nick over the left top of the T in LIBERTY and a barely visible rim nick left of that L are the best identifying marks, and they are trivial. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state II, w ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1804 S-266b R5 PCGS Genuine, Good Details, Environmental Damage. Slightly glossy mix of chocolate and steel brown mixed with tan from a light cleaning. Uniform fine roughness covers the planchet but there are no marks or verdigris. The date is weak but easily readable. Most of the legends rema ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1804 S-266b R5 F15. Sharpness close to VF20 but there is extremely faint roughness hidden under the mostly glossy medium chocolate and light olive brown toning. No verdigris, and the only marks are an area of slightly darker chocolate brown toning in the field before the neck and a long diagon ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-265 R4 Large Date & Fraction G6. Sharpness VG10 but dark and lightly corroded. No verdigris. The only marks are a strong nick or shallow cut on the rim behind the head and a scuff of faint scratches on STATES. Slightly glossy very dark steel and olive brown. E-MDS, Breen state II, with ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-260 R1 Small Date, Large Fraction VG10. A few points sharper but there are several rim nicks at the bust, and a couple of those are obvious. Otherwise just minor contact marks and no corrosion. Glossy medium to dark chocolate brown with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. MDS. E ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-260 R1 Small Date, Large Fraction F15. Sharpness VF25 but there are traces of extremely fine roughness on both sides plus some verdigris caked around the wreath ribbon and fraction. Rather glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints thanks to a very lig ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-259 R4 Small Date, Large Fraction F12. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with some lighter brown toning in protected areas. Smooth surfaces, free of any trace of corrosion or verdigris. Just minor contact marks, none notable, plus a small planchet flake on the rim over the Y in LIB ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-258 R1 Small Date, Large Fraction F15. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. No notable defects but there is some loose dirt caked into the most-protected areas on the reverse. A tiny planchet chip low on the neck is the best identifying mark. M-LDS, Breen state III, with a die crac ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-258 R1 Small Date, Large Fraction. PCGS graded AU-50. CAC Approved. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lighter brown and tan toning faded down from mint color in protected areas on the reverse. No spots or stains, and the only contact marks are some very faint hairline scratches in t ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-257 R2 Small Date, Large Fraction VG8. A couple points sharper with very fine granularity under rather glossy chocolate brown and steel toning. No marks or verdigris. The eye appeal is decent in spite of the imperfect surfaces. LDS, Breen state V, with a large retained cud break that ef ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-256 R3 VG8. A few points sharper with extremely fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. M-LDS Breen state IV, with obvious swelling at STA. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Rod Burress 11/10/2003. Categories: D ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-256 R3 F12. Attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Only minor marks, none notable. Nice for the grade. LDS with a cud break over STA that connects the T to the rim above. Estimated Value $150-UP. Categories: Draped Bust Cents

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-255 R1 F12. Perhaps very slightly sharper but there is a rim bruise before the chin that catches your eye. Otherwise only minor nicks consistent with the grade including a rim nick off the bust tip and another left of the L in LIBERTY. Glossy medium chocolate brown. EDS, Breen state I, ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-253 R2 VF20. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. A very attractive cent for the grade, just a few trivial marks from choice. A vertical nick in the field close before the neck and a tiny rim bruise at AM in AMERICA are good identifyi ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-252 R2 F15. Five points sharper with areas of microscopic roughness on the lower half of the obverse, particularly in the field before the neck. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and very attractive. No notable marks. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with splashes of darker ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-251 R2 VG10. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. No defects, just honest wear. E-MDS, Breen state II, with minor swelling at ATE in STATES. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-10.5 but the reverse is nearly centered on the p ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-250 R3 F12+. Five points sharper but recolored glossy light chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a rim nick left of the lowest curl and a very light rim bruise over the second T in STATES. Nice eye appeal for the grade, close to F15. MDS. Estimated V ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1803 S-248 R4. PCGS graded VF-35. A "Mumps" variety. Glossy steel and medium chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, only light contact marks, none notable. The best identifying marks are a spot of lighter reddish steel brown toning over the N in ONE and a small struck-through line at the ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-23
U.S.A., draped bust copper cent, 1802 fractional type 1/000 (Sheldon 228, R-Z). Even chocolate toning, good very fine and rare in this condition.

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-27
1798 S-178 R5+ Style II Hair, Small 8, Reverse of 1796 G4. Very slightly sharper, particularly on the obverse, but the planchet displays microscopic roughness and there are myriad fine scratches on the portrait. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-27
1798 S-177 R4+ Style II Hair, Small 8 VG7. Slightly sharper but there is a planchet lamination across the top of the reverse (as struck), and it has delaminated (peeled away) in the leaves under AT in STATES. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is quite nice for the grade. Glo ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-27
1798 S-176 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8 F12. Sharpness EF40 but lightly corroded. There are traces of greenish verdigris in protected areas. The only marks area dull scrape on the rim over the Y in LIBERTY and a dent hidden in the lowest curl. Rather glossy chocolate brown. Sharply struck MDS. Fa ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-27
1798 S-173 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8 VG10. Sharpness VF25 but covered with a mix of small contact marks and very light corrosion. The only obvious areas of corrosion are a half dozen small spots of greenish verdigris on the rim at ED and TATES. Mostly glossy dark greenish olive. MDS, Breen sta ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-27
1798 S-173 R3 Style II Hair, Small 8 VF25. Five points sharper but there is some shallow verdigris in protected areas on the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive showing only minor nicks. Glossy medium chocolate and olive brown. M-LDS, Breen state VI. The cud break at RTY ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-27
1798 S-171 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8 F12. Sharpness VF30 with light corrosion covering most of the right half of the obverse. The remainder of the planchet is smooth. No verdigris or notable contact marks. Lightly burnished, now recolored glossy chocolate and darker steel. LDS, Breen state VI, ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-27
1798 S-171 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8 VF35+. Sharpness near EF45 but there are a few light contact marks scattered over the obverse, the only notable one being a dull scrape hidden in the hair below the E in LIBERTY. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected ...