1847 LARGE CENT - NEWCOMB 18
Variety nickname:
Large 7 over Medium 7
Rarity: Rare
Variety Equivalents:
Notes:
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Images courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Significant
examples:
NGC MS-65 Brown (illustrated above). Ex - Sheraton Coin Co., 1947 - Admiral Worthington
S. Bitler, August, 1960 - Abe Kosoff, April 1961 - R.E. Naftzger, Jr. -
Del Bland - Robert E. Vail, Superior, September 7, 1997, Lot 701 -
Auctions by Bowers & Merena, Inc., March 18, 1999, Lot 1163 - Superior Galleries "The ANA 2001 National Money
Show
Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 20 at $1,035.00, "Large 7 over
Medium 7...MDS, the repunching of the date still clear...EAC graded
AU58...Tied for CC#4 overall but #2 of this die state."
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"Attribution Guide For United States Large Cents 1840-1857", 2nd
edition by J.R. Grellman and Jules Reiver.
"Walter Breen's
Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers Club
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