Large Cent

[Pat]

Anyone familiar with them.. I'm trying to figure out if there should be a motto to the front of her face? It's a poor condition cent, but curious anyhow..

[car10]

No motto...just some more stars. Don't tell me you found that in a roll. Maybe a roll of halves.

[Pat]

So what is with the letters to the front of her face? Isn't that supposed to be on the back?

[Pat]

No motto...just some more stars. Don't tell me you found that in a roll. Maybe a roll of halves.

LOL..I found it with this one..

[car10]

So what is with the letters to the front of her face? Isn't that supposed to be on the back?
It looks like it may have been damaged by another coin.

[Pat]

It looks like it may have been damaged by another coin.

Yup.. Mike Diamond thinks the same.. It actually matches up perfect to the reverse of that coin.. The damage is the same on the reverse of that coin with a different pattern..I think the obverse..

[snowman]

those poor large cents back in the early to mid 1800's have seen alot of rough days

can we see the other side ???

[Pat]

those poor large cents back in the early to mid 1800's have seen alot of rough days

can we see the other side ???

Anything for the winter wonderland snowman..

[snowman]

my vote would be -

the letters are from a negative counterstamp

counterstamps are neat because it sometimes point to a specific person or place where the coins have been like a store advertising or a person like a doctor - i saw a coin book once that dealt only with counterstamps and the meaning behind them. anyone know anything else about counterstamps