1793 Liberty Cap

[Bartman]

I know it's toast, but I can clearly make out the 3. The 3 is right in the bottom middle. I thought it was too far over, but the location matches up with the redbook pics that I've seen. The angles on the 3 are also pretty distinct. First coin that I dug all day. It was a loud 89 on the t2. Reverse has less detail.

 

[deershed]

I got a 1794 capped half last year and if it wasn't for taking a quick pic after it came fresh out of the ground. We never would have known what I had, lost all detail after it dried.
Congrats on your find!!

 

[trapperart]

Sorry but the bust looks like a coronet cent, still a good find congrats

 

[Scrappy]

Can you show us a pic of the thickness and reverse? Also the diameter if possible?

 

[crabstang44]

Sorry but the bust looks like a coronet cent, still a good find congrats

its a liberty cap , you can see the head and nose facing right, dont see any date though

 

[doninbrewster]

Can you show us a pic of the thickness and reverse? Also the diameter if possible?

I'm with you Scrappy. It looks too thin to be a '93. Probably a '95.

 

[against the wind]

Well, if I had found it,, I would be excited too.
Congrats

 

[Bartman]

I'm with you Scrappy. It looks too thin to be a '93. Probably a '95.

It's definitely a liberty cap. I'll try and take some better pics when I get home. If I put a red box around the 3 you'd definitely see it. The coin is pretty thick. At first I thought I was seeing things but the 3 is pretty distinct.

 

[Bartman]

I tried to highlight the 3 better. It is in the middle of the pic.

 

[doninbrewster]

Oh it's definitely a liberty cap, but I don't think a '93. The 1793's had a strait top on the 3. What in some ways looks like a 3 also looks like a 6 with part of the number corroded away. Think it's a 1796 liberty cap myself although others may disagree. Great find regardless. The liberty caps don't come up nearly as often as the draped busts.

 

[Bartman]

Don, my previous comments were directed to others regarding the liberty cap validation. I've highlighted the "3" in the black box and drawn a red "3" next to it to better orient the eye. Sorry, the pics just don't represent what I can see with the naked eye.

 

[flyadive]

Try putting heavy cream on it , won't hurt it at all!
A couple of drops and leave it sit a few minutes.

 

[Scrappy]

Oh it's definitely a liberty cap, but I don't think a '93. The 1793's had a strait top on the 3. What in some ways looks like a 3 also looks like a 6 with part of the number corroded away. Think it's a 1796 liberty cap myself although others may disagree. Great find regardless. The liberty caps don't come up nearly as often as the draped busts.

I'm with you, and the 3 looks more like a 6 in that pic to me. Everyone can go back and forth about what they see, but dimensions don't lie.

 

[Gaspipe]

Nice find whatever it is.........

 

[Evolution]

The only thing that's throwing me off is the liberty headband I can see on it. On the top at about the 1 o'clock position..

 

[david680]

I can see enough detail to justify calling it a Liberty Cap, but even though I see what you are saying when it comes to the "3", I wouldn't call it conclusive. Either way, it's definitely a great find. Congrats.

 

[testing123]

nice find! What is its weight? It does look a bit thin for a '93. On that alone, I'm thinking later-date Lib Cap.

 

[Evolution]

I see what you mean now. You can kind of see the word liberty around the perimeter of the coin and a matron head wouldn't have that. Its strange that I seem to be seeing a liberty headband... my eyes are probably playing tricks on me. It's hard to unsee something you've already seen. I agree with the liberty cap ID now.

 

[joeyfresh]

The thickness is a dead giveaway its a later date but it's still a good find. I've wished a 93 on some of lib caps I've found only to be straightened out by some knowledgeable people on here. Great find!

 

[joeyfresh]

.....I've even danced around my house clutching a 1796 no pole half cent only to have my retirement dreams crushed by some knowledgeable people on here. Trust me, these people are the biggest buzzkills around [emoji3]