new info on my large cent

[goldencoin]

hello, as you all know, i recently found my oldest American coin, an 1857 large cent. As i was flipping through my coin book, i saw that that large cent is quite rare. It was the last year of mintage and shares the year with the flying eagle cent. This large cent is worth 4X more than all the others. It is wasn't stained and encrusted, it could be worth a lot. I thought i would post this here because i wanted everyone on this forum to know

HH
-GC

 

[coolcash2004]

Congrats!

-CC

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Cool GC, good for you and congrast! HH, Mike

 

[BjC]

Right on!

Got a pic?

 

[Michigan Badger]

Congrats!

Badger

 

[Burdie]

A collector still would pay a good price for it. Congrats. Burdie

 

[goldencoin]

Right on!

Got a pic?

a pic would do any goood....way to stained

HH
-GC

 

[Mona Lisa]

Congratulations, again, GC! That'll keep you pumped for awhile.

 

[Postalrevnant]

Excellent find. I don't have one YET, but I sure would be proud if I found one.

I think I congratulated you when you found it, but either way Congratulations again on a great coin,

Postalrevnant

 

[PBK]

Congrats on a great find, GC! The latest issue of Coin World's Coin Values lists the 1857 large cent at $100 in Very Good condition; Fine, $150.

 

[goldencoin]

Congrats on a great find, GC! The latest issue of Coin World's Coin Values lists the 1857 large cent at $100 in Very Good condition; Fine, $150.

yay! my coin is about that conditionm, but a fine crust is clouding it up. I don't wish to clean it at all becuase of the great value.

Thanks
-GC

 

[jopher]

G.C.!! What the heck?.....I was supposed to find one first!....LOL
Congrats...Looking for the whole story?....Joe

 

[The Seeker]

Congrats on a nice coin and your oldest US find!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Great Find And Congrats ! Whats the story behind it and we want to see the stained up old pic anyway!

 

[Rusted_Iron]

We don't care if it's crusted, we want pics of this Large Cent!!!

 

[goldencoin]

Here is the link when i posted it: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,47091.0.html

Basically, it was found maybe two inches in rocks and very foul mud. It was probably washed up by a strong tide. If you want to se the rest of my awsome finds from this site, let me know. Thanks for all the replies.

HH
-GC

(P.S. pics are in post)